High severity7.8OSV Advisory· Published Dec 27, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-17866

Description

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.

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Affected products

MuPDF/mutoolOSV
Range: 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, …
Artifex/Mupdf2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <1.12.0
- (no CPE)range: <1.12.0
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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References

www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cginvdPatchThird Party Advisory
bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cginvdPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4334nvdThird Party Advisory

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