Vulnerability Description
Multiple integer overflows 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, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JPEG 2000 data that is mishandled during opj_aligned_malloc calls in dwt.c and t1.c.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Opensuse | Leap | 42.1 |
| Chrome | <= 52.0.2743.116 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00073.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1854.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0559.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0838.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3660
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3768
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92717
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036729
- https://codereview.chromium.org/2218783002/
- https://crbug.com/628304
- https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desk
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09
FAQ
What is CVE-2016-5159?
CVE-2016-5159 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Multiple integer overflows 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, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service...
How severe is CVE-2016-5159?
CVE-2016-5159 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2016-5159?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Opensuse Leap, Google Chrome.