SB2018042437 - Buffer overflow in MuPDF
Published: April 24, 2018 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018042437
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8729)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the JBIG2 parser of Artifex MuPDF 1.9. A specially crafted PDF can cause a negative number to be passed to a memset resulting in memory corruption and potential code execution. An attacker can specially craft a PDF and send to the victim to trigger this vulnerability.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.