Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2017-17866 (CCN-136775)

Assigned:2017-11-08
Published:2017-11-08
Updated:2019-03-11
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
3.3 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
2.9 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
1.7 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-119
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2017-17866

Source: CCN
Type: MuPDF GIT Repository
Bug 689699: Avoid buffer overrun.

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?520cc26d18c9ee245b56e9e91f9d4fcae02be5f0

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698699

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
artifex-mupdf-cve201717866-dos(136775)

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-4334

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2017-17866

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:artifex:mupdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 1.12.0)

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:artifex:mupdf:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:201717866
    V
    CVE-2017-17866
    2019-09-27
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:2017178660000000
    V
    CVE-2017-17866 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
    2017-12-27
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:201717866000
    V
    CVE-2017-17866 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - low.
    2017-12-27
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201717866000
    V
    CVE-2017-17866 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2017-12-27
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2017178660000000
    V
    CVE-2017-17866 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2017-12-27
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201717866000
    V
    CVE-2017-17866 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
    2017-12-27
    oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:2017178660000000
    V
    CVE-2017-17866 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - low.
    2017-12-27
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201717866000
    V
    CVE-2017-17866 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
    2017-12-27
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:2017178660000000
    V
    CVE-2017-17866 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
    2017-12-27
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:201717866000
    V
    CVE-2017-17866 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.
    2017-12-27
    BACK
    artifex mupdf *
    debian debian linux 9.0
    artifex mupdf 1.12.0