CVE-2016-1686

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    CVE-2016-1686

    Published: 5 Jun 2016Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981, , http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876, https://codereview.chromium.org/1892143003, https://crbug.com/603518, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00063.html, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-07, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590, http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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