FKIE_CVE-2016-8674

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-02-15 21:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:54
Severity
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
The pdf_to_num function in pdf-object.c in MuPDF before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted file.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=1e03c06456d997435019fb3526fa2d4be7dbc6ec
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3797
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/8Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93127Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/22/mupdf-use-after-free-in-pdf_to_num-pdf-object-c/Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697015Issue Tracking, Patch
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697019Issue Tracking, Patch
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385685Issue Tracking, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=1e03c06456d997435019fb3526fa2d4be7dbc6ec
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3797
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/8Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93127Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/22/mupdf-use-after-free-in-pdf_to_num-pdf-object-c/Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697015Issue Tracking, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697019Issue Tracking, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385685Issue Tracking, Patch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
artifex mupdf *
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    {
      "affectedData": [
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          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
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              "status": "affected",
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            }
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        }
      ],
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    }
  ],
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              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2016-8674",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:54:47.240",
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