CVE-2017-14686
moderate-risk
Published 2017-09-22
Artifex MuPDF 1.11 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .xps file, related to a "User Mode Write AV near NULL starting at wow64!Wow64NotifyDebugger+0x000000000000001d" on Windows. This occurs because read_zip_dir_imp in fitz/unzip.c does not check whether size fields in a ZIP entry are negative numbers.
Do I need to act?
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0.71% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.8/10
High
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (8)
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-14686
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-14686
31
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
2/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal