CVE-2017-15369

The build_filter_chain function in pdf/pdf-stream.c in Artifex MuPDF before 2017-09-25 mishandles...

7.8 High

The build_filter_chain function in pdf/pdf-stream.c in Artifex MuPDF before 2017-09-25 mishandles a certain case where a variable may reside in a register, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Fitz fz_drop_imp use-after-free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF 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

1.28%Up 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2017-15369
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

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-15369
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-6823 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-6823
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q727-q9wc-x4mf 7.8

The build_filter_chain function in pdf/pdf-stream.c in Artifex MuPDF before 2017-09-25 mishandles...

Record: GHSA-q727-q9wc-x4mf
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

OSV 7.8

Record: CVE-2017-15369
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-2017-15369 7.8

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15369
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

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11068-1 No score

mupdf-1.18.0-1.7 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the mupdf-1.18.0-1.7 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:11068-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

artifex mupdf

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mupdf` Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.7-11.7a-11.7a-1ubuntu0.1~esm1	None known
`mupdf` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 18 CVEs	before 1.18.0-1.7	1.18.0-1.7

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
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-2017-15369 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Artifex Mupdf, published October 16, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.28%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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