Vulnerability in Artifex MuPDF (CVE-2019-13290)
Summary
Vulnerability in Artifex MuPDF (CVE-2019-13290). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-13290 has been found in Artifex MuPDF.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Artifex MuPDF CVE-2019-13290" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2019-13290 (Artifex MuPDF)
Attack vector: local / unauthenticated
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Artifex MuPDF.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Artifex MuPDF.
Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Artifex MuPDF を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory debian.org
- report bugs.ghostscript.com
- report archive.today
- web git.ghostscript.com
- web git.ghostscript.com
- web lists.debian.org
- web lists.fedoraproject.org