Buffer overflow in Artifex Mupdf
CVE-2020-26519
Artifex MuPDF before 1.18.0 has a heap based buffer over-write when parsing JBIG2 files allowing attackers to cause a denial of service.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.010 (60.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Artifex Mupdf
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 32, 33
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-26519?
- CVE-2020-26519 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Mupdf, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-10-02.
- How severe is CVE-2020-26519?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.