Google V8 computes hash values for form parameters without restricting the ability to…
Priority LOW 26CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Google V8 computes hash values for form parameters without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending many crafted parameters, as demonstrated by attacks against Node.js.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01445 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-5037
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vp6q-w2v3-jjp9
References
More Google V8 vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-58426 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2014-01317 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 3.23.17.18, as used in Google… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2009-02441 Heap-based buffer overflow in src/jsregexp.cc in Google V8 before 1.1.10.14, as used in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2016-01524 The Zone::New function in zone.cc in Google V8 before 5.0.71.47, as used in Google Chrome… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2015-07031 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 4.7.80.23, as used in Google… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2016-02384 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 4.9.385.26, as used in Google… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2011-5037 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-5037 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vp6q-w2v3-jjp9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2011-5037 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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