Integer overflow in Artifex Mupdf
CVE-2017-15587
An integer overflow was discovered in pdf_read_new_xref_section in pdf/pdf-xref.c in Artifex MuPDF 1.11.
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (62.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 63rd percentile — 62.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Artifex Mupdf — versions 1.11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15 (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4006 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00007.html (mailing-list)
- git.ghostscript.com/
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi
- cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-15587?
- CVE-2017-15587 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Mupdf, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-10-18.
- How severe is CVE-2017-15587?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.