Out-of-bounds Read Affecting mupdf package, versions [,1.11)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.66% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MUPDF-2367850
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed15 Feb 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 Feb 2017

CVE-2017-5896  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mupdf to version 1.11 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read. 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.

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