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CVE-2016-6525

Date: September 22, 2016

Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdf_load_mesh_params function in pdf/pdf-shade.c in MuPDF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a large decode array.

Language: C

Severity Score

9.8

Related Resources (10)

Url: http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696954

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6525

Url: http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=39b0f07dd960f34e7e6bf230ffc3d87c41ef0f2e

Url: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/8

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6525

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-6525

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92266

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3655

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-6525

Severity Score

9.8

Weakness Type (CWE)

Buffer Errors

CWE-119

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	9.8
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	7.5
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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