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SUSE: CVE-2017-15369: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2017-15369: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/15/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/26/2018
Modified
01/26/2018

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-mupdf
  • suse-upgrade-mupdf-devel-static

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