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CVE-2016-5140

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 1.85%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-08-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects Chrome. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2016-5140
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
1.85%
Chrome

Original NVD Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the opj_j2k_read_SQcd_SQcc function in j2k.c in OpenJPEG, as used in PDFium in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.116, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JPEG 2000 data.