CVE-2014-2013

MuPDF < 1.3 - Remote Code Execution via XPS ContextColor Path Attribute

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2014-2013. PoCs published by Jean-Jamil Khalife.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a detailed technical analysis of CVE-2014-2013, a stack-based buffer overflow in MuPDF's xps_parse_color() function. It includes root cause analysis, assembly code snippets, and exploitation techniques.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the xps_parse_color function in xps/xps-common.c in MuPDF 1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of entries in the ContextColor value of the Fill attribute in a Path element.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Jean-Jamil Khalife · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31090

This is a detailed technical analysis of CVE-2014-2013, a stack-based buffer overflow in MuPDF's xps_parse_color() function. It includes root cause analysis, assembly code snippets, and exploitation techniques.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Reliable
Target: MuPDF <= 1.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: User interaction to open a malicious XPS document
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/375
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00088.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/102340
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://www.hdwsec.fr/blog/mupdf.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2951
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jan/130
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/58904
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65036
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31090

Scores

EPSS 0.1452
EPSS Percentile 96.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (4)
artifex/mupdf 1.0
artifex/mupdf 1.1
artifex/mupdf 1.2
artifex/mupdf < 1.3
Published Mar 03, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026