Integer overflow in MuPDF

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU38062

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15587

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

An integer overflow was discovered in pdf_read_new_xref_section in pdf/pdf-xref.c in Artifex MuPDF 1.11.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MuPDF: 1.11

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:artifex_software:mupdf:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git;h=82df2631d7d0446b206ea6b434ea609b6c28b0e8
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4006
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00007.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.