CVE-2015-5380

Published: Jul 9, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119

7.5HIGH

NVD MITRE

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

google

commercial·USaka google llc, google inc

v8Library

OSS Libraries / generic-library

iojs

oss-project

io.jsMixed

OSS Libraries / generic-library

nodejs

oss-project·USaka node.js, node

node.jsLibraryLibrary

OSS Libraries

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Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

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References

https://codereview.chromium.org/1226493003

codereview.chromium.org

https://medium.com/%40iojs/important-security-upgrades-for-node-js-and-io-js-8ac14ece5852

medium.com

https://github.com/joyent/node/issues/25583

github.com

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