CVE-2016-1688
moderate-risk
Published 2016-06-05
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.
Do I need to act?
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4.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.5/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (12)
References (24)
and 4 more references
49
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
8/34 · Low
Exposure
17/34 · Moderate