CVE-2016-8728 An exploitable heap out of bounds write vulnerability exists in the Fitz graphical library part of the MuPDF renderer. A specially crafted PDF file can cause a out of bounds write resulting in heap me...
HighCVSS 7.8
EPSS 1.7%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
An exploitable heap out of bounds write vulnerability exists in the Fitz graphical library part of the MuPDF renderer. A specially crafted PDF file can cause a out of bounds write resulting in heap metadata and sensitive process memory corruption leading to potential code execution. Victim needs to open the specially crafted file in a vulnerable reader in order to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| artifex mupdf | = 1.10-rc1 | No fix listed |
| Artifex Software MuPDF | = 1.10-rc1 | No fix listed |
References
- www.talosintelligence.com third-party-advisory
- www.ghostscript.com
- bugs.ghostscript.com
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2016-8728 vendor-advisory