CVE-2017-5896

Published: Feb 15, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

5.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the fz_subsample_pixmap function in fitz/pixmap.c in MuPDF 1.10a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted image.

Affected (1)

Products: Artifex: Mupdf

Artifex

1 product

Mupdf

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Artifex Mupdf	Up to 1.10

Related CWEs

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (14)

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=2c4e5867ee699b1081527bc6c6ea0e99a35a5c27

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3797

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/06/3

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96139

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697515

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=2c4e5867ee699b1081527bc6c6ea0e99a35a5c27