Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Google V8's regexp implementation

Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Google V8's regexp implementation

CVE-2016-1688 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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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