SB2020102818 - Out-of-bounds write in mupdf (Alpine package)
Published: October 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020102818
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26519)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Artifex MuPDF before 1.18.0 has a heap based buffer over-write when parsing JBIG2 files allowing attackers to cause a denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.