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CVE-2016-10246

Buffer overflow in the main function in jstest_main.c in Mujstest in Artifex Software, Inc. MuPDF...

5.5 MediumFix available

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

1.54%Up 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

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 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV: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 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mupdf
Debian:12
 before 1.11+ds1-1
1.11+ds1-1
mupdf
Debian:13
 before 1.11+ds1-1
1.11+ds1-1
mupdf
Debian:14
 before 1.11+ds1-1
1.11+ds1-1
mupdf
Debian: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
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1.13.0+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

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE 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.

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