CVE-2017-15369

HIGH

Artifex MuPDF < 1.11 - Use-After-Free in PDF Stream Filter Chain

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The build_filter_chain function in pdf/pdf-stream.c in Artifex MuPDF before 2017-09-25 mishandles a certain case where a variable may reside in a register, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Fitz fz_drop_imp use-after-free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698592

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0011
EPSS Percentile 29.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (1)
artifex/mupdf < 1.11
Published Oct 16, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026