{"id":"CVE-2016-6525","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-6525","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:57:34.742Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2016-09-22T15:59:05.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:51:19.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["debian/debian linux","artifex/mupdf"],"epss":{"score":0.03772,"percentile":0.89857,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696954","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=39b0f07dd960f34e7e6bf230ffc3d87c41ef0f2e","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3655","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/8","tags":["Patch"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92266","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696954","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=39b0f07dd960f34e7e6bf230ffc3d87c41ef0f2e","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3655","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/8","tags":["Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92266","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6525","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}