Vulnerability in Artifex Mupdf
CVE-2018-6544
pdf_load_obj_stm in pdf/pdf-xref.c in Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 could reference the object stream recursively and therefore run out of error stack, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF document.
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: 0.016 (74.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Artifex Mupdf — versions 1.12.0
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4152 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- git.ghostscript.com/
- git.ghostscript.com/
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-6544?
- CVE-2018-6544 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Mupdf, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-02-02.
- How severe is CVE-2018-6544?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-6544 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.