CVE-2016-5211
HighSummary
A use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to version 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and prior to version 55.0.2883.84 for Android allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file.
Risk Assessment
This vulnerability may lead to serious security breaches, allowing attackers to execute code remotely on compromised systems. Organizations should be aware of the risks associated with opening unknown PDF files.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update Google Chrome to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability. Additionally, users should avoid opening PDF files from unknown sources.
Other vulnerabilities in PDFium
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Heap buffer overflow in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to version 147.0.7727.101 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted PDF file.
- CVE-2026-6305High
Heap buffer overflow in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to version 147.0.7727.101 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted PDF file.
- CVE-2016-5154High
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in PDFium, used in Google Chrome before version 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before version 53.0.2785.92 on Linux, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted JBig2 image.
- CVE-2016-5151High
PDFium in Google Chrome before version 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before version 53.0.2785.92 on Linux mishandles timers, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document.
- CVE-2016-1651High
In PDFium, used in Google Chrome before version 50.0.2661.75, the sycc420_to_rgb and sycc422_to_rgb functions are not properly implemented, allowing remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted JPEG 2000 data in a PDF document.
- CVE-2016-1613High
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.
- CVE-2015-6775High
In PDFium, used in Google Chrome before version 47.0.2526.73, the fxjs_v8.cpp file does not use signatures, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that leverage 'type confusion.'
- CVE-2015-1279High
Integer overflow in the CJBig2_Image::expand function in PDFium, used in Google Chrome before version 44.0.2403.89, may lead to denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or other unspecified impacts due to large height and stride values.
- CVE-2015-1259High
PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before version 43.0.2357.65, does not properly initialize memory, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
- CVE-2014-7902High
Use-after-free vulnerability in PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before version 39.0.2171.65, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document.
Original NVD description (English source)
A use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file.