CVE-2017-15369: Artifex Mupdf

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Artifex Mupdf: up to and including 1.11

Published 2017-10-16. Last modified 2026-06-17.