CVE-2016-6265

low-risk
Published 2016-09-22

Use-after-free vulnerability in the pdf_load_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c in MuPDF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PDF file.

Do I need to act?

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0.50% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Affected Vendors

Opensuse Artifex

References (14)

Exploit http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696941
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=fa1936405b6a84e5c9bb440912c23d532772...
Third Party Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00007.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3655
Exploit http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/7
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92071
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12
Exploit http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696941
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=fa1936405b6a84e5c9bb440912c23d532772...
Third Party Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00007.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3655
Exploit http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/7
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92071
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 9/34 · Low