CVE-2017-17866 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution via crafted PDFs due to buffer overflow 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-2017-17866?
CVE-2017-17866 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Artifex Mupdf, published on 23 Dec 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
pdf/pdf-write.c in Artifex MuPDF before 1.12.0 mishandles certain length changes when a repair operation occurs during a clean operation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17866?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Artifex Mupdf, Debian Debian Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17866?
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-2017-17866 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17866 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Artifex Mupdf
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17866, GHSA-5mxm-p98v-fjxh, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17866.