FKIE_CVE-2017-17866

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-12-27 17:08 - Updated: 2026-05-13 00:24
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?520cc26d18c9ee245b56e9e91f9d4fcae02be5f0Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698699Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4334Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?520cc26d18c9ee245b56e9e91f9d4fcae02be5f0Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698699Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4334Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
artifex mupdf *
debian debian_linux 9.0
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    },
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      "value": "pdf/pdf-write.c en Artifex MuPDF en versiones anteriores a la 1.12.0 gestiona de manera incorrecta determinados cambios de longitud cuando tiene lugar una operaci\u00f3n de reparaci\u00f3n durante una operaci\u00f3n de limpieza. Esto permite que atacantes remotos provoquen una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (desbordamiento de b\u00fafer y cierre inesperado de la aplicaci\u00f3n) o, posiblemente, causen otros impactos mediante un documento PDF manipulado."
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  "lastModified": "2026-05-13T00:24:29.033",
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