VDB
CVE-2016-1688
CVE-2016-1688
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 4.80% · 89.7th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
4.80%
89.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | libv8-3.14 | 3.14.5.8-11ubuntu1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | oxide-qt | 1.0.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 0, 1.0.0~bzr437-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | chromium-browser | 47.0.2526.106-0ubuntu1.1221, 45.0.2454.101-0ubuntu1.1201, 47.0.2526.73-0ubuntu1.1218 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | libv8-3.14 | 3.14.5.8-5ubuntu2, 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | oxide-qt | 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.2, 1.11.3-0ubuntu3, 1.11.4-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | chromium-browser | 43.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1089, 45.0.2454.85-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1097, 43.0.2357.130-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1092 |
Timeline
- May 31, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1688 third-party-advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2992-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1688 third-party-advisory