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SUSE: CVE-2016-8728: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2016-8728: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/23/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/23/2017
Modified
08/17/2018

Description

An exploitable heap out of bounds write vulnerability exists in the Fitz graphical library part of the MuPDF renderer. A specially crafted PDF file can cause a out of bounds write resulting in heap metadata and sensitive process memory corruption leading to potential code execution. Victim needs to open the specially crafted file in a vulnerable reader in order to trigger this vulnerability.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-mupdf
  • suse-upgrade-mupdf-devel-static

References

  • CVE-2016-8728

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