Buffer overflow in Artifex Mupdf
CVE-2018-6187
In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, there is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the do_pdf_save_document function in the pdf/pdf-write.c file. Remote attackers could leverage the vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Artifex Mupdf — versions 1.12.0
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4334 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102823 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-6187?
- CVE-2018-6187 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Mupdf, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-01-24.
- How severe is CVE-2018-6187?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-6187 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.