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CVE-2017-5991

An issue was discovered in Artifex MuPDF before 1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465. The...

7.5 HighPublic exploitFix available

An issue was discovered in Artifex MuPDF before 1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465. The pdf_run_xobject function in pdf-op-run.c encounters a NULL pointer dereference during a Fitz fz_paint_pixmap_with_mask painting operation. Versions 1.11 and later are unaffected.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

15.2%Up 9.0 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

An issue was discovered in Artifex MuPDF before 1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465. The pdf_run_xobject function in pdf-op-run.c encounters a NULL pointer dereference during a Fitz fz_paint_pixmap_with_mask painting operation. Versions 1.11 and later are unaffected.

Record
CVE-2017-5991
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in Artifex MuPDF before 1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465. The pdf_run_xobject function in pdf-op-run.c encounters a NULL pointer dereference during a Fitz fz_paint_pixmap_with_mask painting operation. Versions 1.11 and later are unaffected.

Record
CVE-2017-5991
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-15060 No score

An issue was discovered in Artifex MuPDF before 1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465. The pdf_run_xobject function in pdf-op-run.c encounters a NULL pointer dereference during a Fitz fz_paint_pixmap_with_mask painting operation. Versions 1.11 and later are unaffected.

Record
EUVD-2017-15060
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j28p-v5hh-q229 7.5

An issue was discovered in Artifex MuPDF before 1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465. The...

An issue was discovered in Artifex MuPDF before 1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465. The pdf_run_xobject function in pdf-op-run.c encounters a NULL pointer dereference during a Fitz fz_paint_pixmap_with_mask painting operation. Versions 1.11 and later are unaffected.

Record
GHSA-j28p-v5hh-q229
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2017-5991 7.5

An issue was discovered in Artifex MuPDF before 1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465. The pdf_run_xobject function in pdf-op-run.c encounters a NULL pointer dereference during a Fitz fz_paint_pixmap_with_mask painting operation. Versions 1.11 and later are unaffected.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2017-5991
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

An issue was discovered in Artifex MuPDF before 1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465. The pdf_run_xobject function in pdf-op-run.c encounters a NULL pointer dereference during a Fitz fz_paint_pixmap_with_mask painting operation. Versions 1.11 and later are unaffected.

Record
CVE-2017-5991
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-5991 7.5

An issue was discovered in Artifex MuPDF before 1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465. The pdf_run_xobject function in pdf-op-run.c encounters a NULL pointer dereference during a Fitz fz_paint_pixmap_with_mask painting operation. Versions 1.11 and later are unaffected.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5991
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5991 7.5

An issue was discovered in Artifex MuPDF before 1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465. The pdf_run_xobject function in pdf-op-run.c encounters a NULL pointer dereference during a Fitz fz_paint_pixmap_with_mask painting operation. Versions 1.11 and later are unaffected.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5991
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0479 No score

Updated mupdf packages fix security vulnerability

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the PDF viewer MuPDF, which may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed PDF file is opened (CVE-2016-8674, CVE-2017-5896, CVE-2017-5991)

Terry Chia and Jeremy Heng discovered an integer overflow that can cause arbitrary code execution via a crafted .pdf file (CVE-2017-15587).

Record
MGASA-2017-0479
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mupdf
Alpine:v3.10
 before 1.10a-r2
1.10a-r2
mupdf
Alpine:v3.11
 before 1.10a-r2
1.10a-r2
mupdf
Alpine:v3.5
 before 1.10a-r2
1.10a-r2
mupdf
Alpine:v3.6
 before 1.10a-r2
1.10a-r2
mupdf
Alpine:v3.7
 before 1.10a-r2
1.10a-r2
mupdf
Alpine:v3.8
 before 1.10a-r2
1.10a-r2
mupdf
Alpine:v3.9
 before 1.10a-r2
1.10a-r2
mupdf
Debian:12
 before 1.9a+ds1-4
1.9a+ds1-4
mupdf
Debian:13
 before 1.9a+ds1-4
1.9a+ds1-4
mupdf
Debian:14
 before 1.9a+ds1-4
1.9a+ds1-4
mupdf
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.5-1+deb8u2, plus listed versions
1.5-11.5-1+deb8u1
1.5-1+deb8u2
mupdf
Mageia:5
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.5-4.5.mga5
1.5-4.5.mga5
mupdf
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.7-11.7a-11.7a-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
 None known

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBArtifex MuPDF - Null Pointer Dereference2017-06-07

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-5991 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Artifex Mupdf, published February 15, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.2%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in mupdf 1.10a-r2.

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