CVE catalog

CVE-2017-17858

mupdf: CVE-2017-17858

Severity: High · CVSS 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: Jan 22, 2018, 3:29:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.73% · Oct 25, 2026

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ensure_solid_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c in Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 allows a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, because xref subsection object numbers are unrestricted.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	mupdf	sid	`1.28.2+ds1-2`	not affected
Debian	mupdf	forky	`1.28.2+ds1-2`	not affected
Debian	mupdf	trixie	`1.25.1+ds1-6+deb13u1`	not affected
Debian	mupdf	trixie-security	`1.25.1+ds1-6+deb13u1`	not affected
Debian	mupdf	bookworm	`1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1`	not affected
Debian	mupdf	bookworm-security	`1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1`	not affected
Alpine	mupdf	3.10	`1.13-r0`	fixed
Alpine	mupdf	3.11	`1.13-r0`	fixed
Alpine	mupdf	3.7	`1.13-r0`	fixed
Alpine	mupdf	3.8	`1.13-r0`	fixed
Alpine	mupdf	3.9	`1.13-r0`	fixed
Ubuntu	mupdf	pro	`1.11+ds1-1.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mupdf	pro	`1.11+ds1-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mupdf	pro	`1.12.0+ds1-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mupdf	pro	`1.12.0+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mupdf	pro	`1.12.0+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	vulnerable

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	mupdf	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	mupdf	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	mupdf	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	mupdf	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Alpine	mupdf	apk	3.10	`1.13-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-17858	Not reported
Alpine	mupdf	apk	3.11	`1.13-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-17858	Not reported
Alpine	mupdf	apk	3.7	`1.13-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-17858	Not reported
Alpine	mupdf	apk	3.8	`1.13-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-17858	Not reported
Alpine	mupdf	apk	3.9	`1.13-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-17858	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libmupdf-dev]Unknown
Source package: [mupdf]
Details (4)
- 1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · mupdf · debian · bookworm
- 1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · mupdf · debian · bookworm
- 1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · mupdf · debian · bookworm
- 1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · mupdf · debian · bookworm
[mupdf]Unknown
Details (4)
- 1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · mupdf · debian · bookworm
- 1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · mupdf · debian · bookworm
- 1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · mupdf · debian · bookworm
- 1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · mupdf · debian · bookworm
[mupdf-tools]Unknown
Source package: [mupdf]
Details (4)
- 1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · mupdf · debian · bookworm
- 1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · mupdf · debian · bookworm
- 1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · mupdf · debian · bookworm
- 1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · mupdf · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:28:11 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]