CVE-2017-5896
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.
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.74% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 77.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-02-15 19:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 15:11Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-02-07
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 6c0e040c47affc441ab1e1caab473fd4b16dcf91bf2178eebd7ea602233a4446
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20170207 Re: mupdf: heap-based buffer overflow in fz_subsample_pixmaphttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/1
- bugs.ghostscript.comhttps://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697515
- git.ghostscript.comhttp://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=2c4e5867ee699b1081527bc6c6ea0e99a35a5c27
- www.debian.orgDSA-3797http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3797
- www.securityfocus.com96139http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96139
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20170206 mupdf: heap-based buffer overflow in fz_subsample_pixmaphttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/06/3
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201702-12https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- mupdf Fixed in 1.9a+ds1-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- mupdf Fixed in 1.9a+ds1-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- mupdf Fixed in 1.9a+ds1-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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