CVE-2017-14685 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution via crafted XPS files due to improper font loading verification in MuPDF.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-14685?
CVE-2017-14685 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Artifex Mupdf, published on 22 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Artifex MuPDF 1.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .xps file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at mupdf+0x000000000016aa61" on Windows. This occurs because xps_load_links_in_glyphs in xps/xps-link.c does not verify that an xps font could be loaded.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14685?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Artifex Mupdf.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14685?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-14685 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14685 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Artifex Mupdf
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14685, GHSA-hh5m-fj6m-hwjp.