PT-2014-1802
CVE-2014-2013
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Published
2014-03-03
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Updated
2017-12-29
Description by
CVSS 2.0
7.5
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
MuPDF versions 1.3 and earlier
Description
The issue is related to a stack-based buffer overflow in the
xps parse color function, which can be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This can be achieved by providing a large number of entries in the ContextColor value of the Fill attribute in a Path element. The vulnerability may lead to disruption of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information and can be exploited remotely.Recommendations
For MuPDF versions 1.3 and earlier, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the
xps parse color function until a patch is available.
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