Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 15, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-5896
CVE-2017-5896
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the fz_subsample_pixmap function in fitz/pixmap.c in MuPDF 1.10a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted image.
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References
6- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/06/3nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/1nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96139nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3797nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12nvd
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