Stack-based buffer overflow in the xps_parse_color function in xps/xps-common.c in MuPDF 1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of entries in the ContextColor value of the Fill attribute in a Path element.
CVE-2014-2013
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 96.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 3, 2014
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (22)
- cve@mitrehttp://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694957
- cve@mitrehttp://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=60dabde18d7fe12b19da8b509bdfee9cc886aafc
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00088.html
- cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jan/130
- cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/375
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/58904
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2951
- cve@mitrehttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31090
- cve@mitrehttp://www.hdwsec.fr/blog/mupdf.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.osvdb.org/102340
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65036
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694957
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=60dabde18d7fe12b19da8b509bdfee9cc886aafc
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00088.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jan/130
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-31090✓ verifiedFirst seen Jan 20, 2014
MuPDF 1.3 - 'xps_parse_color()' Stack Buffer Overflow
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