Out-of-bounds Write Affecting mupdf package, versions [,1.10]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MUPDF-2367860
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed24 Apr 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 24 Apr 2018

CVE-2016-8728  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for mupdf.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write. 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.

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