Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-1628
pi.c in OpenJPEG, as used in PDFium in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.109, does not validate a certain precision value, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted JPEG 2000 image in a PDF document, related to the opj_pi_next_rpcl, opj_pi_next_pcrl, and opj_pi_next_cprl functions.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/83125 (vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035183 (vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4013 (vendor-advisory)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/02/stable-channel-update_9.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 (vendor-advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-172/
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3486 (vendor-advisory)
- codereview.chromium.org/1590593002
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1628?
- CVE-2016-1628 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2016-02-21.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1628?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.