Resource exhaustion in Artifex Mupdf
CVE-2018-19881
In Artifex MuPDF 1.14.0, svg/svg-run.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (recursive calls followed by a fitz/xml.c fz_xml_att crash from excessive stack consumption) via a crafted svg file, as demonstrated by mupdf-gl.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.016 (72.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Artifex Mupdf — versions 1.14.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-19881?
- CVE-2018-19881 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Mupdf, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-12-06.
- How severe is CVE-2018-19881?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.