Use-after-free error in MuPDF - CVE-2018-1000051

 

Use-after-free error in MuPDF - CVE-2018-1000051

Published: April 3, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11490
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000051
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Artifex Software, Inc.
Affected software:
MuPDF

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists in the fz_keep_key_storable due to use-after-free error. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted PDF file, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-1000051

Install update from vendor's website.

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