Out-of-bounds write in MuPDF - CVE-2020-26519

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Out-of-bounds write in MuPDF - CVE-2020-26519

Published: October 2, 2020 / Updated: October 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU47952
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26519
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MuPDF
Software vendor:
Artifex Software, Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Artifex MuPDF before 1.18.0 has a heap based buffer over-write when parsing JBIG2 files allowing attackers to cause a denial of service.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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