Buffer overflow in Artifex Mupdf
CVE-2016-10246
Buffer overflow in the main function in jstest_main.c in Mujstest in Artifex Software, Inc. MuPDF before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Artifex Mupdf
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/21 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/24/mupdf-mujstest-global-buffer-overflow-in-main-j… (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- git.ghostscript.com/
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00013.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-10246?
- CVE-2016-10246 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Mupdf, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-16.
- How severe is CVE-2016-10246?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.