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CVE-2015-5380

Published: Jul 9, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
3.0%
Top 14.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
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

n/an/a
v8google
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
io.jsiojs
Mixed
OSS Libraries / generic-library
node.jsnodejs
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries
googlecommercialUSMobile Appsaka google inc, google llc
iojsoss-projectOSS Libraries
nodejsoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka node.js, node

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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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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Timeline

Published
Jul 9, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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