Vulnerability in Artifex Mupdf
CVE-2018-10289
In MuPDF 1.13.0, there is an infinite loop in the fz_skip_space function of the pdf/pdf-xref.c file. A remote adversary could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Artifex Mupdf — versions 1.13.0
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00013.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-10289?
- CVE-2018-10289 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Mupdf, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-04-22.
- How severe is CVE-2018-10289?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-10289 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.