An integer overflow was discovered in pdf_read_new_xref_section in pdf/pdf-xref.c in Artifex MuPDF 1.11.
Priority LOW 36CWE-190Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An integer overflow was discovered in pdf_read_new_xref_section in pdf/pdf-xref.c in Artifex MuPDF 1.11.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00997 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15587
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gqv2-4ghg-ccgm
References
Advisory 2
Other 5
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171107 [SECURITY] [DLA 1164-1] mupdf security update
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=82df2631d7d0446b206ea6b434ea609b6c28b0e8
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698605
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698704
- https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=d18bc728e46c5a5708f14d27c2b6c44e1d0c3232
More Artifex Mupdf vulnerabilities
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- 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-2017-15587 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-15587 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gqv2-4ghg-ccgm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-15587 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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