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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade chromium-browser | Jun 1, 2016 | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade chromiumUpgrade chromium-pulseUpgrade chromium-npapi | Dec 10, 2025 | May 28, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade www-client/chromium. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jun 5, 2016 |
| Google Chrome | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Google Chrome | Jun 9, 2016 | May 25, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade chromium-browser-debuginfoUpgrade chromium-browser | Jun 1, 2016 | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade chromium | May 31, 2016 | May 28, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade liboxideqtcore0 | Jun 6, 2016 | Jun 5, 2016 |
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