CVE-2017-17866

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    CVE-2017-17866

    Published: 27 Dec 2017Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4334, https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698699, http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?520cc26d18c9ee245b56e9e91f9d4fcae02be5f0

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -26006b55f02c8d0a4a90ffedb45f724798052ef2

    Affected versions

    1.11.1
    1.11

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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