CVE-2019-13290

Public Exploit

Description

Artifex MuPDF 1.15.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in fz_append_display_node located at fitz/list-device.c, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file. This occurs with a large BDC property name that overflows the allocated size of a display list node.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.25% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701118 third party advisory permissions required
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=aaf794439e40a2ef544f15b50c20e657414dec7a
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=ed19bc806809ad10c4ddce515d375581b86ede85
https://archive.today/oi6bm third party advisory exploit
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUXKCY35PKC32IFHN4RBUCZ75OWEYVJH/ vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00019.html mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4753 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-13290?
CVE-2019-13290 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-13290?
To fix CVE-2019-13290, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-13290 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-13290 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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