Artifex MuPDF 1.0/1.1/1.2/1.3 xps_parse_color memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Artifex MuPDF 1.0/1.1/1.2/1.3. This impacts the function xps_parse_color. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-2013. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Artifex MuPDF 1.0/1.1/1.2/1.3 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects the function xps_parse_color. The manipulation with an unknown input 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:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the xps_parse_color function in xps/xps-common.c in MuPDF 1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of entries in the ContextColor value of the Fill attribute in a Path element.

The weakness was published 03/03/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at hdwsec.fr. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-2013 since 02/17/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Jean-Jamil Khalife and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 42 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74338 (Debian DSA-2951-1 : 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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (90637), Exploit-DB (31090), Tenable (74338), SecurityFocus (BID 65036†) and OSVDB (102340†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Jean-Jamil Khalife
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Nessus ID: 74338
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2951-1 : mupdf - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 702951
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2951-1 (mupdf - security update)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: 60dabde18d7fe12b19da8b509bdfee9cc886aafc

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: artifex.com

Advisory: hdwsec.fr
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-2013 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2013
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66515

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X-Force: 90637
SecurityFocus: 65036 - MuPDF 'xps_parse_color()' Function Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 58904 - Debian update for mupdf, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 102340
Vulnerability Center: 43325 - MuPDF 1.3 Remote DoS and Code Execution via a Maliciously Crafted XPS File, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 08/03/2025 00:36
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (63), 05/21/2017 14:10 (20), 02/03/2022 09:18 (4), 02/03/2022 09:20 (1), 08/03/2025 00:36 (18)
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