Out-of-Bounds Affecting mupdf package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.3% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-MUPDF-382402
  • published22 Sept 2017
  • disclosed22 Sept 2017

Introduced: 22 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-14687  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 mupdf.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mupdf package and not the mupdf package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Artifex MuPDF 1.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .xps file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at mupdf+0x000000000016cb4f" on Windows. This occurs because of mishandling of XML tag name comparisons.