5.5

CVE-2016-8674: artifex mupdf Use After Free

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-8674DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8674
Published 15-02-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-8674 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Use After Free vulnerability in artifex mupdf. EPSS estimates a 1.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.38%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
DSA-3797-1MGASA-2017-0479

Timeline

  1. 15-02-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The pdf_to_num function in pdf-object.c in MuPDF before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted file.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

72%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.38% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.38%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Artifex1 product
Debian1 product
  • mupdf< 1.9a+ds1-2
Ubuntu1 product
  • mupdfAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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