CVE-2017-15369

high

Description

The build_filter_chain function in pdf/pdf-stream.c in Artifex MuPDF before 2017-09-25 mishandles a certain case where a variable may reside in a register, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Fitz fz_drop_imp use-after-free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document.

References

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698592

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=c2663e51238ec8256da7fc61ad580db891d9fe9a

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-10-16

Updated: 2023-11-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High