CVE-2016-5158 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2016-5158?

CVE-2016-5158 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 11 Sep 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

Multiple integer overflows in the opj_tcd_init_tile function in tcd.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, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JPEG 2000 data.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5158?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Google Chrome, Opensuse Leap.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5158?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-5158 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5158 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

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

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5158, GHSA-w633-9m9w-6hm3, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5158.