CVE-2017-5991
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CVE-2017-5991 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in Artifex MuPDF before 1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465. The pdf_run_xobject function in pdf-op-run.c encounters a NULL pointer dereference during a Fitz fz_paint_pixmap_with_mask painting operation. EPSS estimates a 15.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in Artifex MuPDF before 1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465. The pdf_run_xobject function in pdf-op-run.c encounters a NULL pointer dereference during a Fitz fz_paint_pixmap_with_mask painting operation. Versions 1.11 and later are unaffected.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Artifex | Mupdf | < 1.11 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3797Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96213Broken Link
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697500Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-08Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42138/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3797Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96213Broken Link
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697500Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-08Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42138/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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