CVE-2016-8728
An exploitable heap out of bounds write vulnerability exists in the Fitz graphical library part of the MuPDF renderer.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.78%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.78% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- artifex/mupdf
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
References
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0242Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?0c86abf954ca4a5f00c26f6600acac93f9fc3538
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697395
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0242Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.