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Status published
Medium
CVE-2018-5686
In MuPDF 1.12.0, there is an infinite loop vulnerability and...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698860
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4334
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00027.html
- https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=b70eb93f6936c03d8af52040bbca4d4a7db39079
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
mupdf, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
1.12.0, 8.0, 9.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 14th, 2018
Last Modified:
September 12th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.