CVE-2016-10403 Memory corruption in Chrome
A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds memory read in Chrome's PDFium component via a crafted PDF file, potentially exposing sensitive data or causing a crash.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-10403?
CVE-2016-10403 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 9 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Insufficient data validation on image data in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 51.0.2704.63 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted PDF file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10403?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10403?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-10403 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10403 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8973-9xqm-82q8.