NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting mupdf package, versions <1.9a+ds1-4


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
15.18% (97th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-MUPDF-524607
  • published15 Feb 2017
  • disclosed15 Feb 2017

Introduced: 15 Feb 2017

CVE-2017-5991  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 mupdf to version 1.9a+ds1-4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mupdf package and not the mupdf package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in Artifex MuPDF before 1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465. The pdf_run_xobject function in pdf-op-run.c encounters a NULL pointer dereference during a Fitz fz_paint_pixmap_with_mask painting operation. Versions 1.11 and later are unaffected.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1