Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in CPDF_DIBSource::CreateDecoder function in PDFium

CVE-2016-1686 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

The CPDF_DIBSource::CreateDecoder function in core/fpdfapi/fpdf_render/fpdf_render_loadimage.cpp in PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, mishandles decoder-initialization failure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted PDF document.

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