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CVE-2016-1688

Date: June 5, 2016

The regexp (aka regular expression) implementation in Google V8 before 5.0.71.40, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, mishandles external string sizes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted JavaScript code.

Severity Score

Related Resources (15)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00063.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-1688
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-07
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html
https://crbug.com/604897
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1688
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html
https://codereview.chromium.org/1927003003
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-1688

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-119

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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