Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-1688
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 rea…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.048 (89.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Google V8
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 15.10, 16.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- Opensuse — versions 13.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 6.0
- Suse Linux_enterprise — versions 12.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 90876 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1496 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- 1035981 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- DSA-3590 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- USN-2992-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1430 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- RHSA-2016:1190 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1688?
- CVE-2016-1688 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-06-05.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1688?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-1688 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.