Security Advisory
CVE-2016-1688
6.5
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Description
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.
Published Date
June 5, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory