ALPINE-CVE-2017-5896 — Vulnetix

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ALPINE-CVE-2017-5896 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0

5.5

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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Alpine:v3.10	mupdf	0, 0.8.165-r0, 1.0-r0
Alpine:v3.8	mupdf	1.9a-r7, 1.9, 1.9
Alpine:v3.7	mupdf	1.10-r0, 1.9, 1.9
Alpine:v3.11	mupdf	1.9, 0.8.165-r0, 1.0-r0
Alpine:v3.9	mupdf	1.9, 0, 0.8.165-r0
Alpine:v3.6	mupdf	0.8.165-r0, 1.9, 1.9
Alpine:v3.5	mupdf	*, 1.9, 1.9

Timeline

Feb 15, 2017 CVE Published
Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch

References

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-5896 advisory

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