Description
Artifex MuPDF 1.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .xps file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at mupdf+0x000000000016cb4f" on Windows. This occurs because of mishandling of XML tag name comparisons.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | mupdf | 1.11+ds1-1.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | mupdf | 1.11+ds1-1.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | mupdf | 1.11+ds1-1.1 | — |
| Debian 9 | mupdf | 1.9a+ds1-4+deb9u1 | DSA-4006-1 |
| Debian 7 | mupdf | 0.9-2+deb7u4 | DLA-1164-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | mupdf | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 2
- DSA-4006-1 mupdf - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-1164-1 mupdf - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- DSA-4006 vendor-advisory
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=2b16dbd8f73269cb15ca61ece75cf8d2d196ed28
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698558
- https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-14687
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171107 [SECURITY] [DLA 1164-1] mupdf security update mailing-list