CVE-2016-8729 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2016-8729 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 24/04/2018 | CVE Updated: 16/09/2024 | CVE Year: 2016
Source: talos | Vendor: Artifex Software Inc. | Product: MuPDF
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2016-8729 Description

An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the JBIG2 parser of Artifex MuPDF 1.9. A specially crafted PDF can cause a negative number to be passed to a memset resulting in memory corruption and potential code execution. An attacker can specially craft a PDF and send to the victim to trigger this vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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CWE Name: remote code execution
Source: Artifex Software Inc.

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).