CVEs-PoC/2016/CVE-2016-8728.md

### [CVE-2016-8728](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8728)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=MuPDF&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=Out%20of%20bounds%20Write&color=brighgreen)

### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0242

#### Github
- https://github.com/0xCyberY/CVE-T4PDF
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon