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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-5157

Heap-based buffer overflow in the opj_dwt_interleave_v function in dwt.c in OpenJPEG, as used in PDFium in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via…

HIGH 8.8EPSS 4.70%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the opj_dwt_interleave_v function in dwt.c in OpenJPEG, as used in PDFium in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted coordinate values in JPEG 2000 data.

CVSS 3.0
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
4.70% probability · 91th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
opensuse/leap · google/chrome · fedoraproject/fedora
Source
chrome-cve-admin@google.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.