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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

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.0062
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

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google v8all versions
iojs io.js<= 1.8.2
iojs io.jsall versions
nodejs node.js<= 0.12.5
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD09 Jul 2015 · 10:59 AM
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafSUSE-SU-2019:14246-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://blog.nodejs.org/2015/07/03/node-v0-12-6-stable/Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75556
https://codereview.chromium.org/1226493003
https://github.com/joyent/node/issues/25583
https://medium.com/%40iojs/important-security-upgrades-for-node-js-and-io-js-8ac14ece5852
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