CVE-2016-5159
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-5159 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Chrome |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-09-11 10:59:15 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | Multiple integer overflows 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, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JPEG 2000 data that is mishandled during opj_aligned_malloc calls in dwt.c and t1.c. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.014650000 probability, percentile 0.809820000 (date 2026-05-06)
Problem Types: CWE-190 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Desktop | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | googlechromereleases.blogspot.com | |
| Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201610-09) — Gentoo security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| 628304 - Security: heap-buffer-overflow in opj_v4dwt_interleave_h - chromium - Monorail | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | crbug.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| openSUSE-SU-2016:2349-1: moderate: Security update for opera | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3660-1 chromium-browser | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2251-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Issue 2218783002: openjpeg: Prevent overflows when using opj_aligned_malloc() - Code Review | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | codereview.chromium.org | |
| Google Chrome Prior to 53.0.2785.89 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:2296-1: important: Security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3768-1 openjpeg2 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:2250-1: important: Security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Lets Remote Users Bypass Security Restrictions, Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks, Spoof URLs, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.