CVE-2017-14685 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Artifex MuPDF 1.11, affecting both Artifex and Microsoft Windows versions of the software. The flaw, rooted in improper font loading validation within xps_load_links_in_glyphs, allows an attacker to trigger a crash or potentially other unspecified impacts through a specially crafted .xps file. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to exploit, but could lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.