CVE-2016-1669

High

Description

The Zone::New function in zone.cc in Google V8 before 5.0.71.47, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.102, does not properly determine when to expand certain memory allocations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability91. percentile4.3%
ProductGoogle Chrome
PublishedMay 14, 2016
First seenMay 14, 2016

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
google chromev ≤ 50.0.2661.87—
debian debian_linux8.0—
opensuse opensuse13.1—
google v8v ≤ 5.0.71—
nodejs node.js0.10.0 ≤ v < 0.10.46, 0.12.0 ≤ v < 0.12.15, 4.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 4.1.2, 4.2.0 ≤ v < 4.4.6, 5.0.0 ≤ v < 5.12.0, 6.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.2.00.10.46, 0.12.15, 4.4.6, 5.12.0
canonical ubuntu_linux14.04, 15.10, 16.04—

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