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 denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?520cc26d18c9ee245b56e9e91f9d4fcae02be5f0	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698699	Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4334	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-12-27 17:08

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:15

NVD link : CVE-2017-17866

Mitre link : CVE-2017-17866

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-17866

JSON object : View

Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

artifex

mupdf

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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