CVE-2017-17866
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.58%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.58% probability · 75th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- artifex/mupdf · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?520cc26d18c9ee245b56e9e91f9d4fcae02be5f0Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698699Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4334Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?520cc26d18c9ee245b56e9e91f9d4fcae02be5f0Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698699Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4334Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.