Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 5, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-1685
CVE-2016-1685
Description
core/fxge/ge/fx_ge_text.cpp in PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, miscalculates certain index values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted PDF document.
Affected products
8- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
11- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00063.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190nvd
- codereview.chromium.org/1875673004nvd
- crbug.com/601362nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-07nvd
News mentions
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