VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-5686
In MuPDF 1.12.0, there is an infinite loop vulnerability and application hang in the pdf_parse_array function (pdf/pdf-parse.c) because EOF is not considered.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.47%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.47%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In MuPDF 1.12.0, there is an infinite loop vulnerability and application hang in the pdf_parse_array function (pdf/pdf-parse.c) because EOF is not considered. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.47% probability · 72th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-835
- Affected
- artifex/mupdf · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698860Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=b70eb93f6936c03d8af52040bbca4d4a7db39079
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00027.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4334Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698860Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00027.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4334Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.