5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-5896
MuPDF Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the fz_subsample_pixmap function in fitz/pixmap.c in MuPDF 1.10a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted image.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 15, 2017, 7:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:49 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-5896 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Artifex mupdf
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-5896.

URL Resource
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=2c4e5867ee699b1081527bc6c6ea0e99a35a5c27
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3797
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/06/3 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/1 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96139 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697515 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-5896 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-5896 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=2c4e5867ee699b1081527bc6c6ea0e99a35a5c27 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git;h=2c4e5867ee699b1081527bc6c6ea0e99a35a5c27
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3797 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/06/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/06/3 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git;h=2c4e5867ee699b1081527bc6c6ea0e99a35a5c27 No Types Assigned http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git;h=2c4e5867ee699b1081527bc6c6ea0e99a35a5c27 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96139 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96139 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/1 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697515 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697515 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.66 }} 0.08%

score

0.79425

percentile

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