Vulnerability CVE-2016-1688
Published: 2016-06-05   Modified: 2016-06-06

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.

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
SUSE -> Linux enterprise 
Redhat -> Enterprise linux desktop 
Redhat -> Enterprise linux server 
Redhat -> Enterprise linux workstation 
Opensuse -> LEAP 
Opensuse -> Opensuse 
Novell -> LEAP 
Novell -> Opensuse 
Google -> Chrome 
Google -> V8 
Debian -> Debian linux 
Canonical -> Ubuntu linux 

 References:
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00063.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190
https://codereview.chromium.org/1927003003
https://crbug.com/604897
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-07
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