CVE-2016-8728 json
An exploitable heap out of bounds write vulnerability exists in the Fitz graphical library part of the MuPDF renderer.
published 2018-04-24 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-9567
- cvss
- 8.6
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2016-8728 updated
mupdf: Multiple vulnerabilities
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
1.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Artifex Software Inc. MuPDF
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-8728
- NVD CVE-2016-8728
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