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CVE-2016-1688
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-06-05T23:59:17.540 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:42:25.687

Summary

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

canonical — ubuntu_linux

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References

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