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CVE-2016-6265
Use-after-free vulnerability in the pdf_load_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c in MuPDF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
Medium5.5EPSS 1.6%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the pdf_load_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c in MuPDF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PDF file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 24% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=fa1936405b6a84e5c9bb440912c23d532772f958 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3655 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 92071 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1926 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696941 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201702-12 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160721 Re: mupdf library use after free (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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