CVE-2016-8674

MEDIUM 5.5CVE-2016-8674 · Published 15/02/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-8674 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability affecting mupdf (artifex).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.4%, higher than 72.1% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
mupdf artifex	`≤ 1.9a`	No fix yet

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.

References

git.ghostscript.com
debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3797
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/8 · Mailing List
securityfocus.com/bid/93127 · Third Party Advisory
blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/22/mupdf-use-after-free-in-pdf_to_num-pdf-object-c · Patch
bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi · Issue Tracking
bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi · Issue Tracking
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi · Issue Tracking

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

mupdf

artifex

≤ 1.9a

No fix yet

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