Use After Free in Artifex Mupdf
CVE-2018-1000039
In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 and earlier, multiple heap use after free bugs in the PDF parser could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, read memory, or cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (78.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- git.ghostscript.com/
- git.ghostscript.com/
- bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- git.ghostscript.com/
- bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1000039?
- CVE-2018-1000039 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Mupdf, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2018-05-24.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1000039?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-1000039 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.