| Name | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-3655-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 832031 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| mupdf (PTS) | buster | 1.14.0+ds1-4+deb10u3 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 1.14.0+ds1-4+deb10u2 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.17.0+ds1-2 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 1.17.0+ds1-1.3~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.21.1+ds2-1 | fixed |
| trixie, sid | 1.23.10+ds1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| mupdf | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| mupdf | source | jessie | 1.5-1+deb8u1 | | DSA-3655-1 | |
| mupdf | source | (unstable) | 1.9a+ds1-1.1 | | | 832031 |
Notes
[wheezy] - mupdf <not-affected> (vulnerable code not present, no segfault)
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696941
Fixed by: https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git;h=fa1936405b6a84e5c9bb440912c23d532772f958
Possibly introduced with: https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git;h=e767bd783d91ae88cd79da19e79afb2c36bcf32a (1.7-rc1)
Although the e767bd783d91ae88cd79da19e79afb2c36bcf32a introduced the solid xrefs,
that part of the code went trough several iterations before it settled down, and
thus the issue could possibly be presend already before. The code in 1.5-1 looks
quite similar, although the reproducer does not lead to a heap-use-after-free in
the 1.5-1 case.