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    CVE-2016-6265

    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
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Sep 22, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00498
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Artifex
    Product
    Mupdf
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Leap
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Opensuse

    Exploits

    http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696941http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/7http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696941http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/7

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-416 Use After Free

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
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