CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-1613

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the formfiller implementation in PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before version 48.0.2564.82, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may exploit these vulnerabilities to destabilize the browser's operation, potentially leading to service unavailability for users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Google Chrome to the latest version to mitigate these vulnerabilities and to monitor systems for suspicious activities related to opening PDF documents.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the formfiller implementation in PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.82, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document, related to improper tracking of the destruction of (1) IPWL_FocusHandler and (2) IPWL_Provider objects.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS