UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1688

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1688

    Published: 31 May 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-1688
    Aliases:
    USN-2992-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1688, http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2992-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1688

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: chromium-browser

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1121

    Affected versions

    29.0.1547.65-0ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High