CVE-2017-15587

7.8 HIGH

Published: October 18, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

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Description

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

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=82df2631d7d0446b206ea6b434ea609b6c28b0e8

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4006

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698605

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698704

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=d18bc728e46c5a5708f14d27c2b6c44e1d0c3232

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00007.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=82df2631d7d0446b206ea6b434ea609b6c28b0e8

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4006

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00007.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

7.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

1.0%

58th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-190

Affected Vendors

artifex

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