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CVE-2016-1626

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1626 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the OpenJPEG library, specifically within the opj_pi_update_decode_poc function, affecting Google Chrome versions prior to 48.0.2564.109 and various Debian and openSUSE distributions. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by providing a specially crafted PDF document. Rated with a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and has a low impact on confidentiality (C:L) and no impact on integrity or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available, and minimal community discussion or media coverage beyond a single article.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
48.0.2564.103CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:48.0.2564.103:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
68.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0134 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 26,220 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: chromium-browser-0:48.0.2564.109-1.el6
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-1626Moderate

chromium-browser: out-of-bounds read in PDFium

Feb 9, 2016

References

googlechromereleases.blogspot.com / 2016/02/stable-channel-update_9.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00104.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00119.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-0241.html
code.google.com / p/chromium/issues/detail
codereview.chromium.org / 1583233008
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201603-09
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201710-26
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3486
securityfocus.com / bid/83125
securitytracker.com / id/1035183
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-16-171