CVE-2016-1678

NameCVE-2016-1678
Descriptionobjects.cc in Google V8 before 5.0.71.32, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, does not properly restrict lazy deoptimization, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-3590-1

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
chromium-browsersourcewheezy(unfixed)end-of-life
chromium-browsersourcejessie51.0.2704.63-1~deb8u1DSA-3590-1
chromium-browsersource(unstable)51.0.2704.63-1
libv8source(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant

Notes

[wheezy] - chromium-browser <end-of-life> (Not supported in Wheezy)
libv8 not covered by security support

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