CVE-2017-5991: artifex mupdf NULL Pointer Dereference
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-5991 is a high (CVSS 7.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in artifex mupdf. EPSS estimates a 15.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 15-02-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in Artifex MuPDF before 1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465. The pdf_run_xobject function in pdf-op-run.c encounters a NULL pointer dereference during a Fitz fz_paint_pixmap_with_mask painting operation. Versions 1.11 and later are unaffected.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
15.18%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
97%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 15.18% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (bugs.ghostscript.com)
Maturity: unknown
Artifex MuPDF - Null Pointer Dereference
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian2 products
- mupdf< 1.9a+ds1-4
- debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0
Alpine1 product
- mupdf< 1.10a-r2
Artifex1 product
- mupdf< 1.11
Ubuntu1 product
- mupdfAll versions (No fix recorded)
4 vendors · 5 products
References
11 links- git.ghostscript.com?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465X Refsource CONFIRM
