CVE-2016-1681

Publication date 5 June 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the opj_j2k_read_SPCod_SPCoc function in j2k.c in OpenJPEG, as used in PDFium in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
chromium-browser 16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1242
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1121
12.04 LTS precise Ignored
oxide-qt 16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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