CVE-2016-1626
Moderate
CVE-2016-1626
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.
Exploit probability
1.3%
Published
February 14, 2016
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2016-1626
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/02/stable-channel-update_9.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00104.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00119.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0241.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3486
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83125
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035183
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-171
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=571480
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1583233008
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26