4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-10221
MuPDF PDF Parsing Integer Overflow Denial of Service
Description

The count_entries function in pdf-layer.c in Artifex Software, Inc. MuPDF 1.10a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted PDF document.

INFO

Published Date :

April 3, 2017, 5:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 16, 2024, 4:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-10221 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-10221 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Artifex mupdf
2 Artifex ghostscript
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-10221.

URL Resource
http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?2590fed7a355a421f062ebd4293df892800fa7ac
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697400 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-08

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
54 stars 12 fork 12 watcher
Born at : June 22, 2022, 6:01 a.m. This repo has been linked 701 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-10221 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-10221 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Sep. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?2590fed7a355a421f062ebd4293df892800fa7ac [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-08 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697400 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697400 Exploit, Issue Tracking
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:1.10a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.35 }} 0.26%

score

0.72258

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability