6.8CVSSMEDIUM
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in j2k.c in OpenJPEG before r3002, as used in PDFium in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via invalid JPEG2000 data in a PDF document.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:MAccess ComplexityMedium
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:PConfidentialityPartial
I:PIntegrityPartial
A:PAvailabilityPartial
Weaknesses
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
References
https://pdfium.googlesource.com/pdfium/+/cddfde0cddbc8467e0d5fa04c30405ee257750fc
pdfium.googlesource.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1499.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00038.html
lists.opensuse.org
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Timeline
Published
Jul 23, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026
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