{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6525","details":"Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdf_load_mesh_params function in pdf/pdf-shade.c in MuPDF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a large decode array.","modified":"2026-04-22T11:30:24.313078Z","published":"2016-09-22T15:59:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2016-6525"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6525"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696954"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/8"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6525"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"mupdf","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/mupdf@1.7a-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.7-1","1.7a-1","1.7a-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"mupdf","binary_version":"1.7a-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"mupdf-tools","binary_version":"1.7a-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6525.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}