Vulnerability Description
The regular-expression implementation in Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89, mishandles interrupts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted JavaScript code, as demonstrated by an error in garbage collection during allocation of a stack-overflow exception message.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome | <= 43.0.2357.134 | |
| Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.1 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/07/stable-channel-update_21.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00038.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1499.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76007
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033031
- https://chromium.googlesource.com/v8/v8.git/+/c67cb287a901ddf03d4ae4dafcf431d09f
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=469480
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=512110
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/07/stable-channel-update_21.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00038.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1499.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76007
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033031
- https://chromium.googlesource.com/v8/v8.git/+/c67cb287a901ddf03d4ae4dafcf431d09f
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=469480
FAQ
What is CVE-2015-5605?
CVE-2015-5605 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). The regular-expression implementation in Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89, mishandles interrupts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) ...
How severe is CVE-2015-5605?
CVE-2015-5605 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2015-5605?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse.