An issue was discovered in Artifex MuPDF before 1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465. The pdf_run_xobject function in pdf-op-run.c encounters a NULL pointer dereference during a Fitz fz_paint_pixmap_with_mask painting operation. Versions 1.11 and later are unaffected.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - An issue was discovered in Artifex MuPDF before 1912de5f08e90af1d9d0a9791f58ba3afdb9d465. The     pdf_run_xobject function in pdf-op-run.c encounters a NULL pointer dereference during a Fitz     fz_paint_pixmap_with_mask painting operation. Versions 1.11 and later are unaffected. (CVE-2017-5991)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201706-08 (MuPDF: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MuPDF. Please review       the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted PDF       document or image using MuPDF, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service       condition or have other unspecified impact.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the PDF viewer MuPDF, which may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed PDF file is opened.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
253603	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-5991	Nessus	Misc.	high
100651	GLSA-201706-08 : MuPDF: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	high
97442	Debian DSA-3797-1 : mupdf - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high

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CVE-2017-5991

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