CVE-2016-8674

The pdf_to_num function in pdf-object.c in MuPDF before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a...

5.5 MediumFix available

The pdf_to_num function in pdf-object.c in MuPDF before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) 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

1.38%Unchanged since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

The pdf_to_num function in pdf-object.c in MuPDF before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted file.

Record: CVE-2016-8674
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

The pdf_to_num function in pdf-object.c in MuPDF before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted file.

Record: CVE-2016-8674
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-9513 No score

The pdf_to_num function in pdf-object.c in MuPDF before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted file.

Record: EUVD-2016-9513
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pcg9-j72p-9gjp 5.5

The pdf_to_num function in pdf-object.c in MuPDF before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a...

The pdf_to_num function in pdf-object.c in MuPDF before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted file.

Record: GHSA-pcg9-j72p-9gjp
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

The pdf_to_num function in pdf-object.c in MuPDF before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted file.

Record: CVE-2016-8674
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-2016-8674 5.5

The pdf_to_num function in pdf-object.c in MuPDF before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted file.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8674
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-2016-8674 5.5

The pdf_to_num function in pdf-object.c in MuPDF before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted file.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8674
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-2017-0479 No score

Updated mupdf packages fix security vulnerability

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the PDF viewer MuPDF, which may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed PDF file is opened (CVE-2016-8674, CVE-2017-5896, CVE-2017-5991)

Terry Chia and Jeremy Heng discovered an integer overflow that can cause arbitrary code execution via a crafted .pdf file (CVE-2017-15587).

Record: MGASA-2017-0479
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

artifex mupdf

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mupdf` Debian:12	before 1.9a+ds1-2	1.9a+ds1-2
`mupdf` Debian:13	before 1.9a+ds1-2	1.9a+ds1-2
`mupdf` Debian:14	before 1.9a+ds1-2	1.9a+ds1-2
`mupdf` Debian:8	before 1.5-1+deb8u2, plus listed versions 1.5-11.5-1+deb8u1	1.5-1+deb8u2
`mupdf` Mageia:5	before 1.5-4.5.mga5	1.5-4.5.mga5
`mupdf` Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.7-11.7a-11.7a-1ubuntu0.1~esm1	None known

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-2016-8674 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Artifex Mupdf, published February 15, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.38%, the 72nd percentile. Fixed in mupdf 1.9a+ds1-2.

References

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