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CVE-2016-1688

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 size…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 14.04, 15.10, 16.04
DebianDebian Linux
Version 8.0
OpensuseLeap
Version 42.1
OpensuseOpensuse
Version 13.2
RedhatEnterprise Linux Desktop
Version 6.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server
Version 6.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Workstation
Version 6.0
SuseLinux Enterprise
Version 12.0
GoogleChrome
through 50.0.2661.102
GoogleV8
through 5.0.71

Weakness classification

CWE-119

References