Advisory Details

August 23rd, 2017

Google Chrome PDFium JPEG Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2016-10403
CVSS SCORE	4.3, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS	Google
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Chrome
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['24468']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows an attacker to leak sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Google Chrome. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of JPEG images. A specially crafted JPEG image embedded inside a PDF can force Google Chrome to read memory past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose the contents of adjacent memory.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Google has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2016-04-09 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2017-08-23 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	kdot

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