VDB-98197 · CVE-2016-10247 · BID 97099

Artifex MuPDF up to 1.9 Mujstest jstest_main.c my_getline out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Artifex MuPDF up to 1.9. Affected by this vulnerability is the function my_getline of the file jstest_main.c of the component Mujstest. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-10247. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Artifex MuPDF up to 1.9 (Document Reader Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function my_getline of the file jstest_main.c of the component Mujstest. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the my_getline function in jstest_main.c in Mujstest in Artifex Software, Inc. MuPDF before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted file.

The bug was discovered 09/24/2016. The weakness was disclosed 03/16/2017 by Agostino Sarubbo with Gentoo as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is shared at git.ghostscript.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-10247 since 03/12/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 173 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 1.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 97099†). The entry VDB-98196 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MuPDF 1.10

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09/24/2016 🔍
03/12/2017 +169 days 🔍
03/16/2017 +4 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: artifex.com

Advisory: git.ghostscript.com
Researcher: Agostino Sarubbo
Organization: Gentoo
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-10247 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10247
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98197
SecurityFocus: 97099 - Artifex MuPDF CVE-2016-10247 Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-10247 - MuPDF - Out-of-Bounds Write Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2017 07:52
Updated: 09/12/2024 20:08
Changes: 03/17/2017 07:52 (65), 09/09/2020 12:36 (7), 09/12/2024 20:08 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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