CVE-2018-5686
mupdf - security update
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.22%
Description
In MuPDF 1.12.0, there is an infinite loop vulnerability and application hang in the pdf_parse_array function (pdf/pdf-parse.c) because EOF is not considered. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.
How to fix CVE-2018-5686
To remediate CVE-2018-5686, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/mupdf—upgrade to 1.13-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 1.13.0+ds1-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.5-1+deb8u6 or later
Is CVE-2018-5686 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.13-r0
- from 0, < 1.13.0+ds1-1
- from 0, < 1.5-1+deb8u6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |