CVE-2016-1685

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 5, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-1685: Medium severity, CVSS 6.5 | Vulnix