UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17866

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17866
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17866.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17866
Upstream
Published
2017-12-27T17:08:00Z
Modified
2025-10-16T16:56:06Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

pdf/pdf-write.c in Artifex MuPDF before 1.12.0 mishandles certain length changes when a repair operation occurs during a clean operation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / mupdf

Package

Name
mupdf
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mupdf@1.7a-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.7-1
1.7a-1
1.7a-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.7a-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libmupdf-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.7a-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "mupdf"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.7a-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "mupdf-tools"
        }
    ]
}