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CVE-2016-6525

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.

Published

2016-09-22T15:59:04.977

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes
Application	artifex	mupdf	≤ 1.9	Yes

References

http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696954 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=39b0f07dd960f34e7e6bf230ffc3d87c41ef0f2e ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3655 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/8 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92266 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12 ([email protected])
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696954 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=39b0f07dd960f34e7e6bf230ffc3d87c41ef0f2e (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3655 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/8 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92266 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)