SB2023122638 - Multiple DoS vulnerabilities in MuPDF



SB2023122638 - Multiple DoS vulnerabilities in MuPDF

Published: December 26, 2023 Updated: November 26, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2023122638
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 5
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-51107)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.

The vulnerability exists due to a divide by zero error within the compute_color() function in jquant2.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted PDF file and crash the application. 


2) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-51106)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.

The vulnerability exists due to a divide by zero error within the pnm_binary_read_image() function in load-pnm.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted PDF file and crash the application. 


3) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-51105)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.

The vulnerability exists due to a divide by zero error within the bmp_decompress_rle4() function in load-bmp.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted PDF file and crash the application. 


4) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-51104)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.

The vulnerability exists due to a divide by zero error within the pnm_binary_read_image() function in  load-pnm.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted PDF file and crash the application. 


5) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-51103)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.

The vulnerability exists due to a divide by zero error within the fz_new_pixmap_from_float_data() function in pixmap.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted PDF file and crash the application. 


Remediation

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