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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Artifex MuPDF 1.11 on Windows (Document Reader Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component xps File Handler. The manipulation as part of a XML Tag leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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+0x000000000016cb4f" on Windows. This occurs because of mishandling of XML tag name comparisons.

The bug was discovered 09/22/2017. The weakness was presented 09/22/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at git.ghostscript.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-14687 since 09/22/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104134 (Debian DSA-4006-1 : mupdf - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176185 (Debian Security Update for mupdf (DSA 4006-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (104134).

Productinfo

Type

• Document Reader Software

Vendor

• Artifex

Name

• MuPDF

Version

• 1.11

License

• commercial

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 104134
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-4006-1 : mupdf - security update
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 53379
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 4006-1 (mupdf - security update)
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Patch: 2b16dbd8f73269cb15ca61ece75cf8d2d196ed28

Timelineinfo

09/22/2017 🔍
09/22/2017 +0 days 🔍
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09/22/2017 +0 days 🔍
10/24/2017 +32 days 🔍
10/25/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/30/2022 +1892 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: artifex.com

Advisory: DLA 1164-1
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-14687 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 09/22/2017 15:16
Updated: 12/30/2022 07:57
Changes: 09/22/2017 15:16 (76), 11/18/2019 19:52 (3), 12/30/2022 07:57 (5)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 18:1C0:103

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