The pdf_to_num function in pdf-object.c in MuPDF before 1.10 allows remote attackers to…
Priority LOW 28CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01377 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-8674
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pcg9-j72p-9gjp
References
Patch 5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385685
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697019
- [oss-security] 20161015 Re: mupdf: use-after-free in pdf_to_num (pdf-object.c)
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697015
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/22/mupdf-use-after-free-in-pdf_to_num-pdf-object-c/
Advisory 1
More Artifex Mupdf vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-16051 freeglut through 3.4.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the menuEntry variable… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-27942 A floating point exception (divide-by-zero) vulnerability was discovered in Artifex MuPDF… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-02374 Double free in mupdf CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-07185 Out-of-bounds write in Artifex MuPDF CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2012-04514 SumatraPDF 2.1.1/MuPDF 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause an Integer Overflow in the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-27939 A floating point exception (divide-by-zero) vulnerability was discovered in Artifex MuPDF… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2016-8674 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-8674 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pcg9-j72p-9gjp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-8674 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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