SB2017101814 - Integer overflow in MuPDF



SB2017101814 - Integer overflow in MuPDF

Published: October 18, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2017101814
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15587)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

An integer overflow was discovered in pdf_read_new_xref_section in pdf/pdf-xref.c in Artifex MuPDF 1.11.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.