CVE-2017-5991 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was discovered in Artifex MuPDF before 1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465. The pdf_run_xobject function in pdf-op-run.c encounters a NULL pointer dereference during a Fitz fz_paint_pixmap_with_mask painting operation. Versions 1.11 and later are unaffected.

Published: 2017-02-15

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 17.6% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-3797-1	mupdf security update

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.1757.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3797
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96213
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697500
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-08
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42138/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Artifex Mupdf

Debian Debian Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-15T06:11:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:18:48.984Z

Reserved: 2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-5991

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-15T06:59:00.917

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-5991

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-476

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "datePublic": "2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "An issue was discovered in Artifex MuPDF before 1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465. The pdf_run_xobject function in pdf-op-run.c encounters a NULL pointer dereference during a Fitz fz_paint_pixmap_with_mask painting operation. Versions 1.11 and later are unaffected."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2021-10-15T12:55:59.000Z", "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre"}, "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465"}, {"name": "DSA-3797", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_DEBIAN"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3797"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697500"}, {"name": "GLSA-201706-08", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_GENTOO"], "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-08"}, {"name": "42138", "tags": ["exploit", "x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB"], "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42138/"}, {"name": "96213", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96213"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2017-5991", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "An issue was discovered in Artifex MuPDF before 1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465. The pdf_run_xobject function in pdf-op-run.c encounters a NULL pointer dereference during a Fitz fz_paint_pixmap_with_mask painting operation. Versions 1.11 and later are unaffected."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git;h=1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git;h=1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465"}, {"name": "DSA-3797", "refsource": "DEBIAN", "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3797"}, {"name": "https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697500", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697500"}, {"name": "GLSA-201706-08", "refsource": "GENTOO", "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-08"}, {"name": "42138", "refsource": "EXPLOIT-DB", "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42138/"}, {"name": "96213", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96213"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-05T15:18:48.984Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465"}, {"name": "DSA-3797", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_DEBIAN", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3797"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697500"}, {"name": "GLSA-201706-08", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_GENTOO", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-08"}, {"name": "42138", "tags": ["exploit", "x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42138/"}, {"name": "96213", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96213"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "cveId": "CVE-2017-5991", "datePublished": "2017-02-15T06:11:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2017-02-15T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-05T15:18:48.984Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "79F8012F-8057-46D9-8638-40EA6CE979F7", "versionEndExcluding": "1.11", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}, {"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "C11E6FB0-C8C0-4527-9AA0-CB9B316F8F43", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "DEECE5FC-CACF-4496-A3E7-164736409252", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "An issue was discovered in Artifex MuPDF before 1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465. The pdf_run_xobject function in pdf-op-run.c encounters a NULL pointer dereference during a Fitz fz_paint_pixmap_with_mask painting operation. Versions 1.11 and later are unaffected."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Se ha descubierto un problema en Artifex MuPDF antes de 1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465. La funci\u00f3n pdf_run_xobject en pdf-op-run.c encuentra una derivaci\u00f3n de puntero NULL durante una operaci\u00f3n de pintura Fitz fz_paint_pixmap_with_mask. Las versiones 1.11 y posteriores no se ven afectadas"}], "id": "CVE-2017-5991", "lastModified": "2026-05-13T00:24:29.033", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL", "baseScore": 5.0, "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 10.0, "impactScore": 2.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}], "cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2017-02-15T06:59:00.917", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3797"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Broken Link"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96213"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697500"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-08"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42138/"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3797"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Broken Link"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96213"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697500"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-08"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42138/"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-476"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}