9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-6525
MuPDF Buffer Overflow Allow Remote Execution
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdf_load_mesh_params function in pdf/pdf-shade.c in MuPDF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a large decode array.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 22, 2016, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:56 a.m.

Source :

cve@mitre.org

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6525 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 Debian debian_linux
1 Artifex mupdf

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-6525 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6525 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696954
    Added Reference http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=39b0f07dd960f34e7e6bf230ffc3d87c41ef0f2e
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3655
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/8
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92266
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=39b0f07dd960f34e7e6bf230ffc3d87c41ef0f2e [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git;h=39b0f07dd960f34e7e6bf230ffc3d87c41ef0f2e
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Translated by nvd@nist.gov

    Sep. 23, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Sep. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696954 No Types Assigned http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696954 Third Party Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3655 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3655 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92266 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92266 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/8 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/8 Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git;h=39b0f07dd960f34e7e6bf230ffc3d87c41ef0f2e No Types Assigned http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git;h=39b0f07dd960f34e7e6bf230ffc3d87c41ef0f2e Patch
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Sep. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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.
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Exploit Prediction

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

4.29 }} -5.36%

score

0.87796

percentile

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