SB2019081441 - Out-of-bounds read in MuPDF
Published: August 14, 2019 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019081441
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14975)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer over-read in fz_chartorune in fitz/string.c because pdf/pdf-op-filter.c does not check for a missing string. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.