Buffer overflow in Artifex Mupdf

CVE-2016-8728

An exploitable heap out of bounds write vulnerability exists in the Fitz graphical library part of the MuPDF renderer. A specially crafted PDF file can cause a out of bounds write resulting in heap metadata and sensitive process memory corruption leading to potential code execution. Victim needs to open the specially crafted file in a vulnerable reader in order to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (77.7th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-8728: held from 0.018 to 0.017.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.017 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8728?
CVE-2016-8728 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Mupdf, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2016-8728?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-8728 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.