CVE-2016-6525 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Artifex	Mupdf
Debian	Debian Linux

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.spirityenterprise.com/pentest
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696954
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=39b0f07dd960f34e7e6bf230ffc3d87c41ef0f2e
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3655
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/8
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92266
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-09-22T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:29:20.214Z

Reserved: 2016-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6525

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-22T15:59:04.977

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-6525

Redhat

No data.

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