CVE-2016-5157 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2016-5157 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 6.59% · 91.1th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

6.59%

91.1th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	chromium-browser	0, 45.0.2454.101-0ubuntu1.1201, 47.0.2526.73-0ubuntu1.1218
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	chromium-browser	40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1068, 40.0.2214.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1069, 41.0.2272.76-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1076

Timeline

CVE Published
Nov 12, 2019 PoC Published
Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
Jul 23, 2022 EPSS Score
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Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5157 third-party-advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html third-party-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5157 third-party-advisory

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