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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published: 2016-06-05T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:02:12.959Z

Reserved: 2016-01-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-1688

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-06-05T23:59:17.540

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:46:53.447

Link: CVE-2016-1688

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-05-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-1688 - Bugzilla