CVE-2016-1651 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2016-1651?

CVE-2016-1651 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 18 Apr 2016. 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

fxcodec/codec/fx_codec_jpx_opj.cpp in PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75, does not properly implement the sycc420_to_rgb and sycc422_to_rgb functions, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted JPEG 2000 data in a PDF document.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1651?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Opensuse Leap, Suse Linux Enterprise.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1651?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-1651 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1651 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux

• CVE-2015-3306 ProFTPD Improper Access Control Exploited Critical 10.0
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• CVE-2025-39682 Linux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-9680 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.8

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-q4p5-w7v2-xvhr, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1651.