Use-after-free in MuPDF - CVE-2017-7264
Published: March 26, 2017 / Updated: May 12, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39380
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7264
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing a crafted document. A remote attackers can cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Affected software
MuPDF
How to mitigate CVE-2017-7264
Install update from vendor's website.