CVE-2017-5896

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Published Feb 15, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-3797-1	mupdf security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-14971	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.746% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=2c4e5867ee699b1081527bc6c6ea0e99a35a5c27
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3797
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/06/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96139
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697515
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12

History

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Subscriptions

Artifex Mupdf

Weaknesses

CWE-125

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 3:11 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 15, 2017, 7:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 3:11 PM
Reserved: Feb 7, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:21 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 15, 2017, 7:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:21 AM

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