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
Published Sep 22, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.86%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.86% (0.01860) | 78.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.86% (0.01860) | 76.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.61% (0.00611) | 67.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00227) | 61.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00227) | 61.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00227) | 59.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.53% (0.01532) | 73.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 19, 2022 | 1.53% (0.01532) | 72.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.49% (0.01490) | 71.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.49% (0.01490) | 50.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 20.89% (0.20886) | 94.22th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 20.89% (0.20886) | 94.15th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 20.89% (0.20886) | 97.92th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 20.89% (0.20886) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=0f0fbc07d9be31f5e83ec5328d7311fdfd8328b1 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4006 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698540 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-14686 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=0f0fbc07d9be31f5e83ec5328d7311fdfd8328b1 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4006 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698540 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-14686 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
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