CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-5157

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A heap-based buffer overflow in the opj_dwt_interleave_v function in dwt.c in OpenJPEG allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted coordinate values in JPEG 2000 data.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code remotely, posing a significant threat to systems using the vulnerable version of Google Chrome across various platforms.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Google Chrome to version 53.0.2785.89 or later on Windows and OS X, and 53.0.2785.92 or later on Linux to mitigate this vulnerability.

Other vulnerabilities in OpenJPEG, PDFium, Google Chrome

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Original NVD description (English source)

Heap-based buffer overflow in the opj_dwt_interleave_v function in dwt.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, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted coordinate values in JPEG 2000 data.

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