CVE-2016-8674 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted file due to a use-after-free vulnerability in the MuPDF library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-8674?
CVE-2016-8674 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Artifex Mupdf, published on 15 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The pdf_to_num function in pdf-object.c in MuPDF before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8674?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Artifex Mupdf.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8674?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2016-8674 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8674 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Artifex Mupdf
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8674, GHSA-pcg9-j72p-9gjp, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8674.