CVE-2016-1688

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.5)—

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.

CVSS

Version: 3.0
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base score: 6.5

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.10%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 81
Score date: 10/3/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (10)

Canonical — Ubuntu Linux Debian — Debian Linux Google — Chrome Google — V8 Opensuse — Leap Opensuse — Opensuse Redhat — Enterprise Linux Desktop Redhat — Enterprise Linux Server Redhat — Enterprise Linux Workstation Suse — Linux Enterprise

CWEs

CWE-119

References

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