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ALPINE-CVE-2017-17858

ALPINE-CVE-2017-17858 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ensure_solid_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c in Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 allows a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, because xref subsection object numbers are unrestricted.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.11mupdf1.9a-r5, 0.8.165-r0, 1.0-r0
Alpine:v3.9mupdf0.8.165-r0, 1.9, 1.9
Alpine:v3.7mupdf1.8-r0, 0, 0.8.165-r0
Alpine:v3.8mupdf1.11-r1, 1.0-r0, 1.10-r0
Alpine:v3.10mupdf0.8.165-r0, 1.9, 1.9

Timeline

  • Jan 22, 2018 CVE Published
  • Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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