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CVE-2016-5140
Heap-based buffer overflow in the opj_j2k_read_SQcd_SQcc function in j2k.c in OpenJPEG, as used in PDFium in Google Chrome before…
Critical9.8EPSS 1.8%
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- Updated
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- Chrome
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the opj_j2k_read_SQcd_SQcc function in j2k.c in OpenJPEG, as used in PDFium in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.116, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JPEG 2000 data.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 21% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (11)
- 92276 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://crbug.com/619405 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1983 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:1580 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://codereview.chromium.org/2071773002 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1036547 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- GLSA-201610-09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1982 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- DSA-3645 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-e9798eaaa3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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