CVE-2017-7264 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via a crafted document in the MuPDF library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-7264?
CVE-2017-7264 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Artifex Mupdf, published on 26 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the fz_subsample_pixmap function in fitz/pixmap.c in Artifex MuPDF 1.10a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7264?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Artifex Mupdf.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7264?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2017-7264 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-7264 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Artifex Mupdf
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7264, GHSA-vm7h-gxx5-wrm7, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7264.