VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-6187
In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, there is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the do_pdf_save_document function in the pdf/pdf-write.c file.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.91%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.91%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, there is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the do_pdf_save_document function in the pdf/pdf-write.c file. Remote attackers could leverage the vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.91% probability · 80th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- artifex/mupdf · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 3.1% on 21 September 2026 to 1.9% on 27 October 2026.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102823Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698908Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=3e30fbb7bf5efd88df431e366492356e7eb969ec
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4334Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102823Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698908Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third 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, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.