CVE-2016-6265

Use-after-free vulnerability in the pdf_load_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c in MuPDF allows...

5.5 MediumFix available

Use-after-free vulnerability in the pdf_load_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c in MuPDF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PDF 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

1.63%Up 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Use-after-free vulnerability in the pdf_load_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c in MuPDF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PDF file.

Record: CVE-2016-6265
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/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-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Use-after-free vulnerability in the pdf_load_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c in MuPDF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PDF file.

Record: CVE-2016-6265
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-7195 No score

Use-after-free vulnerability in the pdf_load_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c in MuPDF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PDF file.

Record: EUVD-2016-7195
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mqfm-r5w2-p74j 5.5

Use-after-free vulnerability in the pdf_load_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c in MuPDF allows...

Use-after-free vulnerability in the pdf_load_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c in MuPDF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PDF file.

Record: GHSA-mqfm-r5w2-p74j
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

Use-after-free vulnerability in the pdf_load_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c in MuPDF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PDF file.

Record: CVE-2016-6265
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-6265 5.5

Use-after-free vulnerability in the pdf_load_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c in MuPDF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PDF file.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6265
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-6265 5.5

Use-after-free vulnerability in the pdf_load_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c in MuPDF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PDF file.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6265
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2016-0268 No score

Updated mupdf packages fix security vulnerability

Use-after-free issue in mupdf in pdf_load_xref() can cause a denial of service (CVE-2016-6265).

Record: MGASA-2016-0268
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10179-1 No score

mupdf-1.10-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the mupdf-1.10-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10179-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mupdf` Debian:12	before 1.9a+ds1-1.1	1.9a+ds1-1.1
`mupdf` Debian:13	before 1.9a+ds1-1.1	1.9a+ds1-1.1
`mupdf` Debian:14	before 1.9a+ds1-1.1	1.9a+ds1-1.1
`mupdf` Debian:8	before 1.5-1+deb8u1, plus listed versions 1.5-1	1.5-1+deb8u1
`mupdf` Mageia:5	before 1.5-4.2.mga5	1.5-4.2.mga5
`mupdf` Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.7-11.7a-11.7a-1ubuntu0.1~esm1	None known
`mupdf` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 1.10-1.1	1.10-1.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2016-6265 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Artifex Mupdf, published July 26, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.63%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in mupdf 1.9a+ds1-1.1.

References

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