CVE-2016-9643 (GCVE-0-2016-9643)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-03-07 16:00
Modified
2024-08-06 02:59
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
The regex code in Webkit 2.4.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) as demonstrated in a large number of ($ (open parenthesis and dollar) followed by {-2,16} and a large number of +) (plus close parenthesis).
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