CVE-2016-8729
moderate-risk
Published 2018-04-24
An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the JBIG2 parser of Artifex MuPDF 1.9. A specially crafted PDF can cause a negative number to be passed to a memset resulting in memory corruption and potential code execution. An attacker can specially craft a PDF and send to the victim to trigger this vulnerability.
Do I need to act?
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0.53% 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
7
CVSS 7.8/10
High
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (5)
Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0243
Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0243
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
2/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal