CVE-2016-8728
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.6 High
- Published
- Apr 24, 2018
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Reserved
- Oct 17, 2016
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 8.6 High | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | talos |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
MuPDFArtifex Software Inc. |
|
References
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