Out-of-Bounds Affecting libv8-3.14 package, versions <3.14.5.8-5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.12% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-LIBV8314-355941
  • published7 Dec 2013
  • disclosed7 Dec 2013

Introduced: 7 Dec 2013

CVE-2013-6640  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 libv8-3.14 to version 3.14.5.8-5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libv8-3.14 package and not the libv8-3.14 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The DehoistArrayIndex function in hydrogen-dehoist.cc (aka hydrogen.cc) in Google V8 before 3.22.24.7, as used in Google Chrome before 31.0.1650.63, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via JavaScript code that sets a variable to the value of an array element with a crafted index.

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