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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (62.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 62.3% 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
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 32, 33
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
- git.ghostscript.com/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4794 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00012.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-30 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
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.