CVE-2017-14686
Description
Artifex MuPDF 1.11 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .xps file, related to a "User Mode Write AV near NULL starting at wow64!Wow64NotifyDebugger+0x000000000000001d" on Windows. This occurs because read_zip_dir_imp in fitz/unzip.c does not check whether size fields in a ZIP entry are negative numbers.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 0.3.1-4 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.11+ds1-1.1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.11+ds1-1.1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.11+ds1-1.1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.11+ds1-1.1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.11+ds1-1.1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifex | mupdf | 1.11 | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-5
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-2
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-4
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-1
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-3
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=0f0fbc07d9be31f5e83ec5328d7311fdfd8328b1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4006
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698540
- https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-14686
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14686
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.