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CVE-2017-5896

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5896 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the fz_subsample_pixmap function of MuPDF 1.10a. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) by providing a specially crafted image file. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, with the primary impact being high availability loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0175 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 5,765 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

git.ghostscript.com
bugs.ghostscript.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201702-12
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3797
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/02/06/3
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/1
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/96139
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry