{
    "id": "CVE-2016-6525",
    "published": "2016-09-22 15:59:04",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:51:19",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.03772",
    "epss_percentile": "0.89666",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-09 18:17:16",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "artifex",
            "product": "mupdf"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696954",
        "http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=39b0f07dd960f34e7e6bf230ffc3d87c41ef0f2e",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3655",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/8",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92266",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12",
        "http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696954",
        "http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=39b0f07dd960f34e7e6bf230ffc3d87c41ef0f2e",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3655",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/8",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92266",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12"
    ]
}