VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-6544
pdf_load_obj_stm in pdf/pdf-xref.c in Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 could reference the object stream recursively and therefore run out of error stack, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF document.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.57%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.57%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
pdf_load_obj_stm in pdf/pdf-xref.c in Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 could reference the object stream recursively and therefore run out of error stack, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF document.
- 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
- 1.57% probability · 74th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-674
- Affected
- artifex/mupdf · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=26527eef77b3e51c2258c8e40845bfbc015e405d
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=b03def134988da8c800adac1a38a41a1f09a1d89
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698830Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698965Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4152Third Party Advisory
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=26527eef77b3e51c2258c8e40845bfbc015e405d
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=b03def134988da8c800adac1a38a41a1f09a1d89
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698830Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698965Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4152Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.