CVE-2019-13290
Artifex MuPDF 1.15.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in fz_append_display_node located at fitz...
Artifex MuPDF 1.15.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in fz_append_display_node located at fitz/list-device.c, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file. This occurs with a large BDC property name that overflows the allocated size of a display list node.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Artifex MuPDF 1.15.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in fz_append_display_node located at fitz/list-device.c, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file. This occurs with a large BDC property name that overflows the allocated size of a display list node.
- Record
CVE-2019-13290- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Artifex MuPDF 1.15.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in fz_append_display_node located at fitz/list-device.c, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file. This occurs with a large BDC property name that overflows the allocated size of a display list node.
- Record
CVE-2019-13290- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-4796 No score
Artifex MuPDF 1.15.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in fz_append_display_node located at fitz/list-device.c, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file. This occurs with a large BDC property name that overflows the allocated size of a display list node.
- Record
EUVD-2019-4796- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qmv4-vpv5-c294 No score
Artifex MuPDF 1.15.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in fz_append_display_node located at fitz...
Artifex MuPDF 1.15.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in fz_append_display_node located at fitz/list-device.c, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file. This occurs with a large BDC property name that overflows the allocated size of a display list node.
- Record
GHSA-qmv4-vpv5-c294- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Artifex MuPDF 1.15.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in fz_append_display_node located at fitz/list-device.c, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file. This occurs with a large BDC property name that overflows the allocated size of a display list node.
- Record
CVE-2019-13290- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-13290
Artifex MuPDF 1.15.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in fz_append_display_node located at fitz/list-device.c, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file. This occurs with a large BDC property name that overflows the allocated size of a display list node.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13290- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-13290
Artifex MuPDF 1.15.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in fz_append_display_node located at fitz/list-device.c, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file. This occurs with a large BDC property name that overflows the allocated size of a display list node.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13290- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mupdfDebian:12 |
before 1.15.0+ds1-1 | 1.15.0+ds1-1 |
mupdfDebian:13 |
before 1.15.0+ds1-1 | 1.15.0+ds1-1 |
mupdfDebian:14 |
before 1.15.0+ds1-1 | 1.15.0+ds1-1 |
mupdfDebian:9 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 1.9a+ds1-4+deb9u5, plus listed versions 1.9a+ds1-41.9a+ds1-4+deb9u11.9a+ds1-4+deb9u21.9a+ds1-4+deb9u31.9a+ds1-4+deb9u4 |
1.9a+ds1-4+deb9u5 |
mupdfDebian:10 |
before 1.14.0+ds1-4+deb10u1, plus listed versions 1.14.0+ds1-4 |
1.14.0+ds1-4+deb10u1 |
mupdfUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.7-11.7a-11.7a-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
mupdfUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.11+ds1-1.11.11+ds1-21.12.0+ds1-11.12.0+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm11.12.0+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
None known |
mupdfUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
before 1.15.0+ds1-1 | 1.15.0+ds1-1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-13290 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Artifex Mupdf, published July 4, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.03%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in mupdf 1.15.0+ds1-1.
References
bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701118
git.ghostscript.com?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=aaf794439e40a2ef544f15b50c20e657414dec7a
archive.today/oi6bm
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUXKCY35PKC32IFHN4RBUCZ75OWEYVJH
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00019.html
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debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4753
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13290
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qmv4-vpv5-c294
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-13290
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-13290
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13290