Artifex MuPDF 1.18.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Artifex MuPDF 1.18.0. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2021-3407. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Artifex MuPDF 1.18.0 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 02/24/2021. The advisory is shared at git.ghostscript.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-3407. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 253621 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-3407), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.ghostscript.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (253621). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 253621
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-3407

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: git.ghostscript.com

Timelineinfo

02/09/2021 🔍
02/24/2021 +15 days 🔍
02/24/2021 +0 days 🔍
08/23/2025 +1641 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: artifex.com

Advisory: git.ghostscript.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-3407 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-3407
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-170353

Entryinfo

Created: 02/24/2021 09:39
Updated: 08/23/2025 18:18
Changes: 02/24/2021 09:39 (37), 03/04/2021 23:41 (2), 03/04/2021 23:45 (16), 07/18/2024 01:34 (18), 08/01/2024 16:18 (11), 08/23/2025 18:18 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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