CVE-2016-1686

Publication date 5 June 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

The CPDF_DIBSource::CreateDecoder function in core/fpdfapi/fpdf_render/fpdf_render_loadimage.cpp in PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, mishandles decoder-initialization failure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted PDF document.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

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

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 6.5 · Medium

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	6.5 · Medium
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2016-1686

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

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