Out-of-bounds Read in Artifex Mupdf

CVE-2019-14975

Artifex MuPDF before 1.16.0 has a heap-based buffer over-read in fz_chartorune in fitz/string.c because pdf/pdf-op-filter.c does not check for a missing string.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (64.0th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-14975: held from 0.011 to 0.011.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14975?
CVE-2019-14975 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Mupdf, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2019-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2019-14975?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.