Description
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.
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 | 1.15.0+ds1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | mupdf | 1.15.0+ds1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | mupdf | 1.15.0+ds1-1 | — |
| Debian 10 | mupdf | 1.14.0+ds1-4+deb10u1 | DSA-4753-1 |
| Debian 9 | mupdf | 1.9a+ds1-4+deb9u5 | DLA-2289-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | mupdf | 1.15.0+ds1-1 | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | mupdf | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | mupdf | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 2
- DSA-4753-1 mupdf - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-2289-1 mupdf - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701118
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=aaf794439e40a2ef544f15b50c20e657414dec7a
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=ed19bc806809ad10c4ddce515d375581b86ede85
- https://archive.today/oi6bm
- FEDORA-2019-10f02ad597 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200725 [SECURITY] [DLA 2289-1] mupdf security update mailing-list
- DSA-4753 vendor-advisory