Stack-based buffer overflow in the xps_parse_color function in xps/xps-common.c in MuPDF…
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the xps_parse_color function in xps/xps-common.c in MuPDF 1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of entries in the ContextColor value of the Fill attribute in a Path element.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.14787 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.3 | Vulnerable | Artifex |
| cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Artifex |
| cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Artifex |
| cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | Artifex |
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.3 Vulnerable ·Artifex
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Artifex
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Artifex
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Artifex
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-2013
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q5j7-qx45-7g2c
References
Exploit 3
Advisory 2
More Artifex Mupdf vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-16051 freeglut through 3.4.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the menuEntry variable… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-27942 A floating point exception (divide-by-zero) vulnerability was discovered in Artifex MuPDF… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-02374 Double free in mupdf CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-07185 Out-of-bounds write in Artifex MuPDF CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2012-04514 SumatraPDF 2.1.1/MuPDF 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause an Integer Overflow in the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-27939 A floating point exception (divide-by-zero) vulnerability was discovered in Artifex MuPDF… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2014-2013 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-2013 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q5j7-qx45-7g2c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-2013 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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