### [CVE-2016-1688](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1688)
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### Description

The regexp (aka regular expression) implementation in Google V8 before 5.0.71.40, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, mishandles external string sizes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted JavaScript code.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/lnick2023/nicenice
- https://github.com/qazbnm456/awesome-cve-poc
- https://github.com/tunz/js-vuln-db
- https://github.com/xbl3/awesome-cve-poc_qazbnm456