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CVE-2017-17858

Published: 22 January 2018

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ensure_solid_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c in Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 allows a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, because xref subsection object numbers are unrestricted.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
mupdf
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Needed

cosmic Not vulnerable
(1.13.0+ds1-3)
disco Not vulnerable
(1.13.0+ds1-3)
eoan Not vulnerable
(1.13.0+ds1-3)
focal Not vulnerable
(1.13.0+ds1-3)
groovy Not vulnerable
(1.13.0+ds1-3)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(1.13.0+ds1-3)
impish Not vulnerable
(1.13.0+ds1-3)
jammy Not vulnerable
(1.13.0+ds1-3)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(1.13.0+ds1-3)
lunar Not vulnerable
(1.13.0+ds1-3)
mantic Not vulnerable
(1.13.0+ds1-3)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [code not present])
upstream
Released (1.13.0+ds1-3)
xenial Not vulnerable
(code not present)
Patches:
upstream: http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git;a=commit;h=55c3f68d638ac1263a386e0aaa004bb6e8bde731

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H