CVE-2016-10246
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
Buffer overflow in the main function in jstest_main.c in Mujstest in Artifex Software, Inc. MuPDF before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 1.10-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.11+ds1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.11+ds1-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.11+ds1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.11+ds1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.11+ds1-1 |
| debian | 9.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifex | mupdf | {"endIncluding":"1.10"} | |
References
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=cfe8f35bca61056363368c343be36812abde0a06
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/21
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/24/mupdf-mujstest-global-buffer-overflow-in-main-jstest_main-c/
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697020
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00013.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10246
CWEs
CWE-787
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.