Artifex MuJS prior 8f62ea10a0af68e56d5c00720523ebcba13c2e6a jsdate.c MakeDay integer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Artifex MuJS. The impacted element is the function MakeDay of the file jsdate.c. Performing a manipulation results in integer overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-5628. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Artifex MuJS. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function MakeDay of the file jsdate.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before 8f62ea10a0af68e56d5c00720523ebcba13c2e6a. The MakeDay function in jsdate.c does not validate the month, leading to an integer overflow when parsing a specially crafted JS file.

The bug was discovered 01/29/2017. The weakness was shared 01/30/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at git.ghostscript.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-5628 since 01/29/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97338 (Fedora 24 : mujs (2017-624e2eeda0)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169760 (OpenSuSE Security Update for mupdf (openSUSE-SU-2017:0504-1)).

Upgrading to version 8f62ea10a0af68e56d5c00720523ebcba13c2e6a eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (97338) and SecurityFocus (BID 95855†). The entries VDB-95292, VDB-96278, VDB-97035 and VDB-98499 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 97338
Nessus Name: Fedora 24 : mujs (2017-624e2eeda0)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for mujs FEDORA-2017-dc6023e849
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MuJS 8f62ea10a0af68e56d5c00720523ebcba13c2e6a
Patch: 8f62ea10a0af68e56d5c00720523ebcba13c2e6a

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Vendor: artifex.com

Advisory: FEDORA-2017-624e2eeda0
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-5628 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5628
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96279
SecurityFocus: 95855 - MuJS CVE-2017-5628 Integer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5628 - Artifex - MuJS - Integer Overflow Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/30/2017 17:29
Updated: 05/17/2026 01:03
Changes: 01/30/2017 17:29 (81), 11/11/2022 08:35 (3), 11/11/2022 08:40 (1), 05/17/2026 01:03 (18)
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