CVE-2019-13290: artifex mupdf Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-13290 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in artifex mupdf. EPSS estimates a 3.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 04-07-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Artifex MuPDF 1.15.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in fz_append_display_node located at fitz/list-device.c, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file. This occurs with a large BDC property name that overflows the allocated size of a display list node.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
3.03%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
87%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.03% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (archive.today)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Artifex1 product
- mupdf1.15.0
Debian1 product
- mupdf< 1.15.0+ds1-1 | < 1.14.0+ds1-4+deb10u1
Ubuntu1 product
- mupdfAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1.15.0+ds1-1
3 vendors · 3 products
References
12 links- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701118X Refsource MISCPermissions RequiredThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
