CVE-2018-6192

Summary

CVECVE-2018-6192
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-01-24 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-06-28 15:15:00 UTC
DescriptionIn Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, the pdf_read_new_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) via a crafted pdf file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Artifex Mupdf 1.12.0 All All All
Application Artifex Mupdf 1.12.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Artifex MuPDF CVE-2018-6192 Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
MuPDF: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-15) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4334-1 mupdf DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1838-1] mupdf security update MLIST lists.debian.org
698916 – There is an address-not-addressable bug in pdf_read_new_xref function. MISC bugs.ghostscript.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 501085 Alpine Linux Security Update for mupdf
  • 710282 Gentoo Linux MuPDF Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-15)
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