CVE-2017-7264

Use-after-free vulnerability in the fz_subsample_pixmap function in fitz/pixmap.c in Artifex...

7.8 HighFix available

Use-after-free vulnerability in the fz_subsample_pixmap function in fitz/pixmap.c in Artifex MuPDF 1.10a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.

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

1.44%Up 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List 5.3

Record: CVE-2017-7264
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-16295 5.3

Record: EUVD-2017-16295
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vm7h-gxx5-wrm7 7.8

Use-after-free vulnerability in the fz_subsample_pixmap function in fitz/pixmap.c in Artifex...

Use-after-free vulnerability in the fz_subsample_pixmap function in fitz/pixmap.c in Artifex Software, Inc. MuPDF 1.10a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.

Record: GHSA-vm7h-gxx5-wrm7
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.3

Record: CVE-2017-7264
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.8

Record: CVE-2017-7264
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-7264 7.8

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7264
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-7264 5.3

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7264
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

artifex mupdf

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mupdf` Debian:12	before 1.9a+ds1-3	1.9a+ds1-3
`mupdf` Debian:13	before 1.9a+ds1-3	1.9a+ds1-3
`mupdf` Debian:14	before 1.9a+ds1-3	1.9a+ds1-3
`mupdf` Debian:8	before 1.5-1+deb8u2, plus listed versions 1.5-11.5-1+deb8u1	1.5-1+deb8u2
`mupdf` Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.7-11.7a-11.7a-1ubuntu0.1~esm1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2017-7264 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Artifex Mupdf, published February 28, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.44%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in mupdf 1.9a+ds1-3.

References

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