CVE-2017-5896 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2017-02-15

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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

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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.

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00405.

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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Artifex Mupdf

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-15T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:11:48.873Z

Reserved: 2017-02-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-5896

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-02-15T19:59:01.250

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-5896

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-125

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