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CVE-2017-17866

pdf/pdf-write.c in Artifex MuPDF before 1.12.0 mishandles certain length changes when a repair operation occurs during a clean operation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document.

Published

2017-12-27T17:08:20.640

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	artifex	mupdf	< 1.12.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	9.0	Yes

References

http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?520cc26d18c9ee245b56e9e91f9d4fcae02be5f0 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698699 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4334 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?520cc26d18c9ee245b56e9e91f9d4fcae02be5f0 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698699 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4334 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)