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8.8

Chrome PDF viewer can be tricked by malicious PDF

CVE-2016-5210 · published 9 years ago
Summary

Google Chrome versions before 55.0.2883.75 on desktop and 55.0.2883.84 on Android may mishandle specially crafted PDF files that contain TIFF images, leading to memory corruption. An attacker could use this to run unwanted code on a user's computer. Update Chrome to the latest version to protect against this risk.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
google chrome <= 54.0.2840.99
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
Heap buffer overflow during TIFF image parsing in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android allowed a remote attacker to potentially exp...
Heap buffer overflow during TIFF image parsing in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Severity
8.8 High
Exploitation
2% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
Timeline
Published19 Jan 2017
Updated3 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2016-5210 · NVD
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