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CVE-2017-5991
An issue was discovered in Artifex MuPDF before 1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465. The...
Vulnerability Description
An issue was discovered in Artifex MuPDF before 1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465. The pdf_run_xobject function in pdf-op-run.c encounters a NULL pointer dereference during a Fitz fz_paint_pixmap_with_mask painting operation. Versions 1.11 and later are unaffected.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3797
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697500
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-08
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42138/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96213
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 8.0, 9.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 15th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.