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Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-1626): chromium-browser vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Feb 14, 2016
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

The opj_pi_update_decode_poc function in pi.c in OpenJPEG, as used in PDFium in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.109, miscalculates a certain layer index value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted PDF document.

Solution

ubuntu-upgrade-chromium-browser
Title
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