CVE-2016-10246
Buffer overflow in the main function in jstest_main.c in Mujstest in Artifex Software, Inc. MuPDF...
Buffer overflow in the main function in jstest_main.c in Mujstest in Artifex Software, Inc. MuPDF before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.5
Buffer overflow in the main function in jstest_main.c in Mujstest in Artifex Software, Inc. MuPDF before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2016-10246- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the main function in jstest_main.c in Mujstest in Artifex Software, Inc. MuPDF before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2016-10246- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-1431 No score
Buffer overflow in the main function in jstest_main.c in Mujstest in Artifex Software, Inc. MuPDF before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted file.
- Record
EUVD-2016-1431- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wvmr-8vvj-9cpr
5.5
Buffer overflow in the main function in jstest_main.c in Mujstest in Artifex Software, Inc. MuPDF...
Buffer overflow in the main function in jstest_main.c in Mujstest in Artifex Software, Inc. MuPDF before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted file.
- Record
GHSA-wvmr-8vvj-9cpr- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.5
Buffer overflow in the main function in jstest_main.c in Mujstest in Artifex Software, Inc. MuPDF before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2016-10246- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-10246
5.5
Buffer overflow in the main function in jstest_main.c in Mujstest in Artifex Software, Inc. MuPDF before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10246- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mupdfDebian:12 |
before 1.11+ds1-1 | 1.11+ds1-1 |
mupdfDebian:13 |
before 1.11+ds1-1 | 1.11+ds1-1 |
mupdfDebian:14 |
before 1.11+ds1-1 | 1.11+ds1-1 |
mupdfDebian:9 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 1.14.0+ds1-4+deb9u1, plus listed versions 1.11+ds1-11.11+ds1-1.11.11+ds1-21.12.0+ds1-11.13.0+ds1-1 Show 14 moreShow less1.13.0+ds1-21.13.0+ds1-31.14.0+ds1-11.14.0+ds1-21.14.0+ds1-31.14.0+ds1-41.9a+ds1-41.9a+ds1-4+deb9u11.9a+ds1-4+deb9u21.9a+ds1-4+deb9u31.9a+ds1-4+deb9u41.9a+ds1-4+deb9u51.9a+ds1-4+deb9u61.9a+ds1-4+deb9u7 |
1.14.0+ds1-4+deb9u1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-10246 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Artifex Mupdf, published March 16, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.54%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in mupdf 1.11+ds1-1.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/21
blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/24/mupdf-mujstest-global-buffer-overflow-in-main-jstest_main-c
git.ghostscript.com?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=cfe8f35bca61056363368c343be36812abde0a06
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00013.html
bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697020
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10246
git.ghostscript.com?p=mupdf.git;h=cfe8f35bca61056363368c343be36812abde0a06
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wvmr-8vvj-9cpr
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10246