| Name | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-3797-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 854734 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| mupdf (PTS) | buster | 1.14.0+ds1-4+deb10u3 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 1.14.0+ds1-4+deb10u2 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.17.0+ds1-2 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 1.17.0+ds1-1.3~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.21.1+ds2-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.23.10+ds1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| mupdf | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| mupdf | source | jessie | 1.5-1+deb8u2 | | DSA-3797-1 | |
| mupdf | source | (unstable) | 1.9a+ds1-3 | | | 854734 |
Notes
[wheezy] - mupdf <not-affected> (vulnerable code not present)
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697515
Fix https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git;h=2c4e5867ee699b1081527bc6c6ea0e99a35a5c27
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/09/mupdf-use-after-free-in-fz_subsample_pixmap-pixmap-c/
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/10/1