CVE-2017-17858
N/A
Published: January 22, 2018 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:11 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMuPDF
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ensure_solid_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c in Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 allows a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, because xref subsection object numbers are unrestricted.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCPermissions Required
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698819x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/mzet-/Security-Advisories/blob/master/mzet-adv-2017-01.mdVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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