UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1688

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1688
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1688.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1688
Upstream
Downstream
Related
Published
2016-05-31T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:36Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / chromium-browser

Package

Name
chromium-browser
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/chromium-browser@51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1121?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1121

Affected versions

29.*

29.0.1547.65-0ubuntu2

31.*

31.0.1650.63-0ubuntu1~20131204.1

32.*

32.0.1700.107-0ubuntu1~20140204.977.1

33.*

33.0.1750.152-0ubuntu1~pkg995.1

34.*

34.0.1847.116-0ubuntu2

36.*

36.0.1985.125-0ubuntu1.14.04.0~pkg1029

37.*

37.0.2062.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg1042
37.0.2062.120-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg1049

38.*

38.0.2125.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1061

39.*

39.0.2171.65-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1064

40.*

40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1068
40.0.2214.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1069

41.*

41.0.2272.76-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1076

43.*

43.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1089
43.0.2357.130-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1092

44.*

44.0.2403.89-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1095

45.*

45.0.2454.85-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1097
45.0.2454.101-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1099

47.*

47.0.2526.73-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1106
47.0.2526.106-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1107

48.*

48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1108
48.0.2564.116-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1111

49.*

49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1112
49.0.2623.108-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1113

50.*

50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1117

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1121",
            "binary_name": "chromium-browser"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1121",
            "binary_name": "chromium-browser-l10n"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1121",
            "binary_name": "chromium-chromedriver"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1121",
            "binary_name": "chromium-codecs-ffmpeg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1121",
            "binary_name": "chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / oxide-qt

Package

Name
oxide-qt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/oxide-qt@1.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.0~bzr437-0ubuntu1
1.0.0~bzr452-0ubuntu1
1.0.0~bzr475-0ubuntu1
1.0.0~bzr490-0ubuntu1
1.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu1
1.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu2
1.0.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1.0.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1.1.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1.2.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1.3.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1.4.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1.5.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
1.5.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
1.6.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1.6.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1.7.8-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1.7.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1.8.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
1.9.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
1.9.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1.10.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1.11.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1.11.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1.12.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1.12.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1.12.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1.13.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1.14.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1.14.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "liboxideqt-qmlplugin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "liboxideqtcore-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "liboxideqtcore0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "liboxideqtquick-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "liboxideqtquick0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "oxideqmlscene"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "oxideqt-chromedriver"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "oxideqt-codecs"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "oxideqt-codecs-extra"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / chromium-browser

Package

Name
chromium-browser
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/chromium-browser@51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1242?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1242

Affected versions

45.*

45.0.2454.101-0ubuntu1.1201

47.*

47.0.2526.73-0ubuntu1.1218
47.0.2526.106-0ubuntu1.1221

48.*

48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.1222
48.0.2564.116-0ubuntu1.1229

49.*

49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu1.1232
49.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.1233

50.*

50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1237

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1242",
            "binary_name": "chromium-browser"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1242",
            "binary_name": "chromium-browser-l10n"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1242",
            "binary_name": "chromium-chromedriver"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1242",
            "binary_name": "chromium-codecs-ffmpeg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1242",
            "binary_name": "chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / oxide-qt

Package

Name
oxide-qt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/oxide-qt@1.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.9.5-0ubuntu1
1.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
1.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.2
1.11.3-0ubuntu3
1.11.4-0ubuntu1
1.11.5-0ubuntu1
1.12.5-0ubuntu1
1.12.6-0ubuntu1
1.12.7-0ubuntu1
1.13.6-0ubuntu1
1.14.7-0ubuntu1
1.14.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "liboxideqt-qmlplugin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "liboxideqtcore-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "liboxideqtcore0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "liboxideqtquick-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "liboxideqtquick0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "oxideqt-codecs"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "oxideqt-codecs-extra"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libv8-3.14

Package

Name
libv8-3.14
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libv8-3.14@3.14.5.8-5ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.14.5.8-5ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.14.5.8-5ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "libv8-3.14-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.14.5.8-5ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "libv8-3.14.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.14.5.8-5ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "libv8-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / libv8-3.14

Package

Name
libv8-3.14
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libv8-3.14@3.14.5.8-11ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.14.5.8-11ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.14.5.8-11ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libv8-3.14-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.14.5.8-11ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libv8-3.14.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.14.5.8-11ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libv8-dev"
        }
    ]
}