VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-7321
Usage of an uninitialized variable in the function fz_load_jpeg in Artifex MuPDF 1.14 can result in a heap overflow vulnerability that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.21%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Usage of an uninitialized variable in the function fz_load_jpeg in Artifex MuPDF 1.14 can result in a heap overflow vulnerability that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.21% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787, CWE-908
- Affected
- artifex/mupdf
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700560
- https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=2be83b57e77938fddbb06bdffb11979ad89a9c7d
- https://github.com/ereisr00/bagofbugz/tree/master/MuPDF/700560Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700560
- https://github.com/ereisr00/bagofbugz/tree/master/MuPDF/700560Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.