CVE-2016-1626

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 8
Modified
Published: 14 Feb 2016, 02:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 23:02

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
17/100
CVSS Score
4.3 MEDIUM
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.64% LOW
1% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

14 Feb 2016, 02:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 23:02
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The opj_pi_update_decode_poc function in pi.c in OpenJPEG, as used in PDFium in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.109, miscalculates a certain layer index value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted PDF document.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.64%• Percentile: 71%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-119•Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

    The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0

  • google•chrome

    48.0.2564.103

  • opensuse•opensuse

    13.1

References (12)