CVE-2017-6060
Stack-based buffer overflow in jstest_main.c in mujstest in Artifex Software, Inc.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 6.8%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in jstest_main.c in mujstest in Artifex Software, Inc. MuPDF 1.10a allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.80% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 17 February 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- artifex/mupdf · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 6.8% since 28 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/18/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96266Broken Link
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/17/mupdf-mujstest-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-main-jstest_main-c/Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697551Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=06a012a42c9884e3cd653e7826cff1ddec04eb6e
- https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=e089b2e2c1d38c5696c7dfd741e21f8f3ef22b14
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-08Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/18/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96266Broken Link
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/17/mupdf-mujstest-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-main-jstest_main-c/Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697551Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-08Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.