CVE-2016-1688

MEDIUM

Google V8 <5.0.71.40 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-1688. PoCs published by OpenSISE.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://crbug.com/604897
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://codereview.chromium.org/1927003003
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-07
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0210
EPSS Percentile 79.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (12)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 15.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
debian/debian_linux 8.0
google/chrome < 50.0.2661.102
google/v8 < 5.0.71
opensuse/leap 42.1
opensuse/opensuse 13.2
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 6.0
... and 2 more
Published Jun 05, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026