Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 22, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-6265
CVE-2016-6265
Description
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.
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References
6- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/7nvdExploit
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00007.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92071nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3655nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12nvd
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