5.5

CVE-2017-5896: artifex mupdf Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2017-5896DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5896
Published 15-02-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-5896 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in artifex mupdf. EPSS estimates a 1.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.75%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1
DSA-3797-1MGASA-2017-0479OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11068-1

Timeline

  1. 15-02-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the fz_subsample_pixmap function in fitz/pixmap.c in MuPDF 1.10a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted image.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.75%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

77%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.75% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.75%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Alpine1 product
  • mupdf< 1.10a-r1
Artifex1 product
Debian1 product
  • mupdf< 1.9a+ds1-3

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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