CVE-2017-17858

Published: Jan 22, 2018Modified: Nov 21, 2024

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Artifex: Mupdf

Artifex

1 product

Mupdf

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Artifex Mupdf	Version 1.12.0

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (8)

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=55c3f68d638ac1263a386e0aaa004bb6e8bde731

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698819

Source: cve@mitre.org

Permissions Required

https://github.com/mzet-/Security-Advisories/blob/master/mzet-adv-2017-01.md

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=55c3f68d638ac1263a386e0aaa004bb6e8bde731

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698819

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Permissions Required

https://github.com/mzet-/Security-Advisories/blob/master/mzet-adv-2017-01.md

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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