CVE-2017-17858
HIGHArtifex MuPDF 1.12.0 - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in Xref Subsection Handling
Title source: llmDescription
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ensure_solid_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c in Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 allows a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, because xref subsection object numbers are unrestricted.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Patch x_refsource_misc
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=55c3f68d638ac1263a386e0aaa004bb6e8bde731
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15
Permissions Required x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698819
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/mzet-/Security-Advisories/blob/master/mzet-adv-2017-01.md
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0512
EPSS Percentile
90.0%
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-119
Status
published
Products (1)
artifex/mupdf
1.12.0
Published
Jan 22, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026