MEDIUM
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
Published Sep 22, 2016
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.63%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.63% 0.01630
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01630
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01630) | 75.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01630) | 75.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 2.69% (0.02688) | 85.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01630) | 74.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.69% (0.02688) | 84.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01630) | 74.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 2.69% (0.02688) | 84.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01630) | 74.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 2.69% (0.02688) | 84.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.64% (0.01643) | 73.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.49% (0.00493) | 63.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.12% (0.01120) | 85.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 1.12% (0.01120) | 84.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01032) | 82.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 5, 2023 | 0.73% (0.00729) | 78.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.62% (0.00620) | 75.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696941 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=fa1936405b6a84e5c9bb440912c23d532772f958 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00007.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3655 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92071 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696941 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=fa1936405b6a84e5c9bb440912c23d532772f958 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00007.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3655 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92071 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 22, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jul 21, 2016
Link CVE-2016-6265
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a