High severity · published Dec 27, 2017
CVE-2017-17866
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…
7.8
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0 · source: NVD
MU
Mupdf · Artifex
before 1.12.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17866
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17866
Patch
http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?520cc26d18c9ee245b56e9e91f9d4fcae02be5f0
Permissions Required
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698699
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4334
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