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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.77%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.77% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · artifex/mupdf
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696954Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=39b0f07dd960f34e7e6bf230ffc3d87c41ef0f2e
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3655Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/8Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92266Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696954Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=39b0f07dd960f34e7e6bf230ffc3d87c41ef0f2e
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3655Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/8Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92266Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.