UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17858

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17858
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17858.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17858
Upstream
Published
2018-01-22T15:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:33Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ensuresolidxref 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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / mupdf

Package

Name
mupdf
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mupdf@1.12.0+ds1-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.11+ds1-1.1
1.11+ds1-2
1.12.0+ds1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libmupdf-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.12.0+ds1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "mupdf",
            "binary_version": "1.12.0+ds1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "mupdf-tools",
            "binary_version": "1.12.0+ds1-1"
        }
    ]
}