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    CVE-2016-8728

    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.

    Published:Apr 24, 2018
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Apr 24, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.00586
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Artifex
    Product
    Mupdf

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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