# CVE-2015-5605: The regular-expression implementation in Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89, mishandles interrupts, which allows remote

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-07-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=512110
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76007
- https://chromium.googlesource.com/v8/v8.git/+/c67cb287a901ddf03d4ae4dafcf431d09fd3e22c
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1499.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00038.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033031
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=469480
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/07/stable-channel-update_21.html

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