Vulnerabilities / CVE-2016-6525

critical

CVE-2016-6525

Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdf_load_mesh_params function in pdf ...

Published Modified CWE 119
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.

Severity by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD. Rated lower by Ubuntu (medium).

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdf_load_mesh_params function in pdf/pdf-shade.c in MuPDF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a large decode array.

Affected packages and fixed versions

SourcePackageFixed in
debian 11mupdf1.9a+ds1-1.2
debian 12mupdf1.9a+ds1-1.2
debian 13mupdf1.9a+ds1-1.2
debian 14mupdf1.9a+ds1-1.2
debian 7mupdf0.9-2+deb7u3
debian 8mupdf1.5-1+deb8u1
echomupdf1.9a+ds1-1.2
ubuntu 12.04mupdf0.9-2+deb7u3ubuntu0.12.04.1

References

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