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CVE-2009-2555

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Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in src/jsregexp.cc in Google V8 before 1.1.10.14, as used in Google Chrome before 2.0.172.37, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the Chrome sandbox via a crafted JavaScript regular expression.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51801

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1924

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35722

http://www.osvdb.org/55939

http://secunia.com/advisories/35844

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/07/stable-beta-update-bug-fixes.html

http://codereview.chromium.org/141042/diff/6/1004

http://codereview.chromium.org/141042

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=14719

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-07-21

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.27184

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