What is CVE-2017-17866?

CVE-2017-17866 is a vulnerability in Artifex MuPDF before 1.12.0 that mishandles certain length changes, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially have other unspecified impacts via a crafted PDF document.

How severe is CVE-2017-17866?

CVE-2017-17866 has a severity rating of 7.8, which is considered high.

How does CVE-2017-17866 affect Artifex MuPDF?

CVE-2017-17866 affects Artifex MuPDF versions before 1.12.0.

How can CVE-2017-17866 be fixed?

To fix CVE-2017-17866, upgrade to Artifex MuPDF version 1.12.0 or later.

Where can I find more information about CVE-2017-17866?

More information about CVE-2017-17866 can be found in the references section of the vulnerability report.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-17866

high

7.8

CWE

119

23/12/2017

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-17866: Buffer Overflow

First published: Sat Dec 23 2017(Updated: )

pdf/pdf-write.c in Artifex MuPDF before 1.12.0 mishandles certain length changes when a repair operation occurs during a clean operation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
debian/mupdf		1.14.0+ds1-4+deb10u3 1.14.0+ds1-4+deb10u2 1.17.0+ds1-2 1.17.0+ds1-1.3~deb11u1 1.21.1+ds2-1 1.22.2+ds1-2
Artifex Mupdf	<1.12.0
Debian Debian Linux	=9.0

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What is CVE-2017-17866?
CVE-2017-17866 is a vulnerability in Artifex MuPDF before 1.12.0 that mishandles certain length changes, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially have other unspecified impacts via a crafted PDF document.
How severe is CVE-2017-17866?
CVE-2017-17866 has a severity rating of 7.8, which is considered high.
How does CVE-2017-17866 affect Artifex MuPDF?
CVE-2017-17866 affects Artifex MuPDF versions before 1.12.0.
How can CVE-2017-17866 be fixed?
To fix CVE-2017-17866, upgrade to Artifex MuPDF version 1.12.0 or later.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2017-17866?
More information about CVE-2017-17866 can be found in the references section of the vulnerability report.

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