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CVE-2016-8729

An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the JBIG2 parser of Artifex MuPDF 1.9. A...

7.5 HighFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.51%Up 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

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.

Record
CVE-2016-8729
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-9568 7.5

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.

Record
EUVD-2016-9568
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2cj5-5xv9-px48 7.8

An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the JBIG2 parser of Artifex MuPDF 1.9. A...

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.

Record
GHSA-2cj5-5xv9-px48
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.8

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.

Record
CVE-2016-8729
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

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.

Record
CVE-2016-8729
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-8729 7.8

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8729
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-8729 7.8

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8729
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11068-1 No score

mupdf-1.18.0-1.7 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the mupdf-1.18.0-1.7 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11068-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
jbig2dec
Debian:12
 before 0.13-4
0.13-4
jbig2dec
Debian:13
 before 0.13-4
0.13-4
jbig2dec
Debian:14
 before 0.13-4
0.13-4
jbig2dec
Debian:7
 before 0.13-4~deb7u1, plus listed versions
0.11+20120125-10.12+20150918-10.12-10.12-20.13-10.13-20.13-3
0.13-4~deb7u1
jbig2dec
Debian:8
 before 0.13-4~deb8u1, plus listed versions
0.11+20120125-10.12+20150918-10.12-10.12-20.13-1
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0.13-20.13-30.13-4~deb7u10.13-4~deb7u2
0.13-4~deb8u1
jbig2dec
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 0.11+20120125-1ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions
0.11+20120125-1ubuntu1
0.11+20120125-1ubuntu1.1
jbig2dec
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 0.12+20150918-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
0.12-20.12+20150918-1
0.12+20150918-1ubuntu0.1
mupdf
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 1.18.0-1.7
1.18.0-1.7

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-8729 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Artifex Mupdf, published March 24, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.51%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in jbig2dec 0.13-4.

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