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CVE-2017-5896 json

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…

published 2017-02-15 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-14971

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.7%
EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • mupdf Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.9a+ds1-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5896

  • mupdf openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.18.0-1.7

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11068-1

  • mupdf Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +17 more 1.10a-r1

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2017-5896

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-5896 updated cvss 4.4

mupdf: Heap-based buffer overflow in fz_subsample_pixmap

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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