CVE-2015-5380
The Utf8DecoderBase::WriteUtf16Slow function in unicode-decoder.cc in Google V8, as used in Node...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-5380- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-5380- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-5336 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2015-5336- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cpgp-qq89-2x6x No score
The Utf8DecoderBase::WriteUtf16Slow function in unicode-decoder.cc in Google V8, as used in Node...
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.
- Record
GHSA-cpgp-qq89-2x6x- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2015-5380
7.5
CVE-2015-5380 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2015-5380- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:14246-1 No score
Security update for Mozilla Firefox
This update contains the Mozilla Firefox ESR 68.2 release.
Mozilla Firefox was updated to ESR 68.2 release:
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Enterprise: New administrative policies were added. More information and templates are available at the Policy Templates page.
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Various security fixes: MFSA 2019-33 (bsc#1154738)
- CVE-2019-15903: Heap overflow in expat library in XML_GetCurrentLineNumber
- CVE-2019-11757: Use-after-free when creating index updates in IndexedDB
- CVE-2019-11758: Potentially exploitable crash due to 360 Total Security
- CVE-2019-11759: Stack buffer overflow in HKDF output
- CVE-2019-11760: Stack buffer overflow in WebRTC networking
- CVE-2019-11761: Unintended access to a privileged JSONView object
- CVE-2019-11762: document.domain-based origin isolation has same-origin- property violation
- CVE-2019-11763: Incorrect HTML parsing results in XSS bypass technique
- CVE-2019-11764: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 70 and Firefox ESR 68.2
Other Issues resolved:
- [bsc#1104841] Newer versions of firefox have a dependency on GLIBCXX_3.4.20
- [bsc#1074235] MozillaFirefox: background tab crash reports sent inadvertently without user opt-in
- [bsc#1043008] Firefox hangs randomly when browsing and scrolling
- [bsc#1025108] Firefox stops loading page until mouse is moved
- [bsc#905528] Firefox malfunctions due to broken omni.ja archives
- Record
SUSE-SU-2019:14246-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-5380 No score
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5380- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
MozillaFirefoxSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS |
before 68.2.0-78.51.4 | 68.2.0-78.51.4 |
MozillaFirefox-branding-SLEDSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS |
before 68-21.9.8 | 68-21.9.8 |
firefox-atkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS |
before 2.26.1-2.8.4 | 2.26.1-2.8.4 |
firefox-cairoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS |
before 1.15.10-2.13.4 | 1.15.10-2.13.4 |
firefox-gdk-pixbufSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS |
before 2.36.11-2.8.4 | 2.36.11-2.8.4 |
firefox-glib2SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS |
before 2.54.3-2.14.7 | 2.54.3-2.14.7 |
firefox-gtk3SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS |
before 3.10.9-2.15.3 | 3.10.9-2.15.3 |
firefox-harfbuzzSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS |
before 1.7.5-2.7.4 | 1.7.5-2.7.4 |
firefox-libffiSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS |
before 3.2.1.git259-2.3.3 | 3.2.1.git259-2.3.3 |
firefox-libffi-gcc5SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS |
before 5.3.1+r233831-14.1 | 5.3.1+r233831-14.1 |
firefox-pangoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS |
before 1.40.14-2.7.4 | 1.40.14-2.7.4 |
mozilla-nsprSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS |
before 4.21-29.6.1 | 4.21-29.6.1 |
mozilla-nssSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS |
before 3.45-38.9.3 | 3.45-38.9.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-5380 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Google V8, published July 9, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.97%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in MozillaFirefox 68.2.0-78.51.4.
References
codereview.chromium.org/1226493003
medium.com/%40iojs/important-security-upgrades-for-node-js-and-io-js-8ac14ece5852
github.com/joyent/node/issues/25583
blog.nodejs.org/2015/07/03/node-v0-12-6-stable
securityfocus.com/bid/75556
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5380
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medium.com/@iojs/important-security-upgrades-for-node-js-and-io-js-8ac14ece5852
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cpgp-qq89-2x6x
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2015-5380
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-201914246-1
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ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5380
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/05/1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5380
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