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. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.

CVSS v3.1 NVD

5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

1.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 73rd percentile

Published

2018-01-14

Updated

2024-09-12

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698860

Security advisories

• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00027.html
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15
• https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4334

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry