CVE-2017-14687
Artifex MuPDF 1.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified...
Artifex MuPDF 1.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .xps file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at mupdf+0x000000000016cb4f" on Windows. This occurs because of mishandling of XML tag name comparisons.
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 1.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .xps file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at mupdf+0x000000000016cb4f" on Windows. This occurs because of mishandling of XML tag name comparisons.
- Record
CVE-2017-14687- 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-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Artifex MuPDF 1.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .xps file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at mupdf+0x000000000016cb4f" on Windows. This occurs because of mishandling of XML tag name comparisons.
- Record
CVE-2017-14687- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-6186 No score
Artifex MuPDF 1.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .xps file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at mupdf+0x000000000016cb4f" on Windows. This occurs because of mishandling of XML tag name comparisons.
- Record
EUVD-2017-6186- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9jxc-7cqj-8cgc
Artifex MuPDF 1.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified...
Artifex MuPDF 1.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .xps file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at mupdf+0x000000000016cb4f" on Windows. This occurs because of mishandling of XML tag name comparisons.
- Record
GHSA-9jxc-7cqj-8cgc- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Artifex MuPDF 1.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .xps file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at mupdf+0x000000000016cb4f" on Windows. This occurs because of mishandling of XML tag name comparisons.
- Record
CVE-2017-14687- 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-2017-14687
Artifex MuPDF 1.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .xps file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at mupdf+0x000000000016cb4f" on Windows. This occurs because of mishandling of XML tag name comparisons.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14687- 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-2017-14687
Artifex MuPDF 1.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .xps file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at mupdf+0x000000000016cb4f" on Windows. This occurs because of mishandling of XML tag name comparisons.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14687- 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 1.11+ds1-1.1 | 1.11+ds1-1.1 |
mupdfDebian:13 |
before 1.11+ds1-1.1 | 1.11+ds1-1.1 |
mupdfDebian:14 |
before 1.11+ds1-1.1 | 1.11+ds1-1.1 |
mupdfDebian:7 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0.9-2+deb7u4, plus listed versions 0.9-20.9-2+deb7u10.9-2+deb7u20.9-2+deb7u3 |
0.9-2+deb7u4 |
mupdfDebian:9 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 1.9a+ds1-4+deb9u1, plus listed versions 1.9a+ds1-4 |
1.9a+ds1-4+deb9u1 |
mupdfUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.7-11.7a-11.7a-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
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-2017-14687 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Artifex Mupdf, published September 22, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.32%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in mupdf 1.11+ds1-1.1.
References
debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4006
git.ghostscript.com?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=2b16dbd8f73269cb15ca61ece75cf8d2d196ed28
bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698558
github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-14687
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00007.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14687