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CVE-2016-10247

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10247 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the my_getline function within Mujstest in Artifex Software's MuPDF, affecting versions prior to 1.10, as well as Debian Linux and MuPDF. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) can be triggered by a remote attacker via a crafted file, leading to a denial of service through an out-of-bounds write. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:*:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
72.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0156 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 5,760 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

git.ghostscript.com
blogs.gentoo.org / ago/2016/09/24/mupdf-mujstest-global-buffer-overflow-in-my_getline-jstest_main-c
PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
bugs.ghostscript.com / show_bug.cgi
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00013.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/03/13/20
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97099
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry