CVE-2016-1688

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 5, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-1688: Medium severity, CVSS 6.5 | Vulnix