CVE-2016-1628

6.3 MEDIUM
Published: February 21, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0241.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3486
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4013
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83125
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035183
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
https://codereview.chromium.org/1590593002
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0241.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3486
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4013
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83125
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035183
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-172/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=571479
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://codereview.chromium.org/1590593002
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
6.3 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.9%
76th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

google debian