CVE-2015-5380 The Utf8DecoderBase::WriteUtf16Slow function in unicode-decoder.cc in Google V8, as used in Node.js before 0.12.6, io.js before 1.8.3 and 2.x before 2.3.3, and other products, does not verify that the...
HighCVSS 7.5
EPSS 3.0%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
The Utf8DecoderBase::WriteUtf16Slow function in unicode-decoder.cc in Google V8, as used in Node.js before 0.12.6, io.js before 1.8.3 and 2.x before 2.3.3, and other products, does not verify that there is memory available for a UTF-16 surrogate pair, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted byte sequence.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Google v8 | All versions | No fix listed |
| iojs io.js | <= 1.8.2 | No fix listed |
| iojs io.js | = 2.0.0 | No fix listed |
| iojs io.js | = 2.0.1 | No fix listed |
| iojs io.js | = 2.0.2 | No fix listed |
| iojs io.js | = 2.1.0 | No fix listed |
| iojs io.js | = 2.2.0 | No fix listed |
| iojs io.js | = 2.2.1 | No fix listed |
| iojs io.js | = 2.3.0 | No fix listed |
| iojs io.js | = 2.3.1 | No fix listed |
| iojs io.js | = 2.3.2 | No fix listed |
| nodejs node.js | <= 0.12.5 | No fix listed |
References
- blog.nodejs.org patch
- 75556 vdb-entry
- codereview.chromium.org
- github.com
- medium.com
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2015-5380 vendor-advisory