Out-of-Bounds Affecting mupdf package, versions [,1.12.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.63% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MUPDF-2367865
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed27 Dec 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 27 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-17866  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mupdf to version 1.12.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-Bounds pdf/pdf-write.c in Artifex MuPDF before 1.12.0 mishandles certain length changes when a repair operation occurs during a clean operation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document.

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