TI-2017-13090 Aliases CVE-2017-17858 GHSA-fh5j-8x7v-7wjq

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ensure_solid_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c in Artifex…

LOW 39CWE-119Published 2018-01-22 · Updated 2024-08-05

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-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ensure_solid_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c in Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 allows a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, because xref subsection object numbers are unrestricted.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02733 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:1.12.0:::::::*	1.12.0	Vulnerable	Artifex

cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.0 Vulnerable ·Artifex

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-17858
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fh5j-8x7v-7wjq

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/mzet-/Security-Advisories/blob/master/mzet-adv-2017-01.md

Advisory 1

GLSA-201811-15

Other 2

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

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Sources

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