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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

6.5

Related Resources (15)

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00063.html

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.html

Url: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-1688

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590

Url: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-07

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876

Url: http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html

Url: https://crbug.com/604897

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1688

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html

Url: https://codereview.chromium.org/1927003003

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-1688

Severity Score

6.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Buffer Errors

CWE-119

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	6.5
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:	4.3
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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CVE-2016-1688

Date: June 5, 2016

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CVSS v3.1

CVSS v2

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