Use-after-free error in MuPDF - CVE-2018-1000051
Published: April 3, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11490
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000051
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
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.
Affected software
MuPDF
Debian Linux
Arch Linux
Fedora
mupdf (Alpine package)
openSUSE Leap
mupdf
Debian Linux
Arch Linux
Fedora
mupdf (Alpine package)
openSUSE Leap
mupdf
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1000051
Install update from vendor's website.
mupdf (Alpine package) - update to 1.13.0-r0
mupdf - update to 1.12.0-5.fc27
mupdf - update to 1.12.0-5.fc27
External References
Related Security Bulletins
- Multiple vulnerabilities in MuPDF
- Debian update for mupdf
- Arch Linux update for mupdf
- Arch Linux update for mupdf-gl
- Arch Linux update for libmupdf
- Arch Linux update for mupdf-tools
- Arch Linux update for llpp
- Arch Linux update for zathura-pdf-mupdf
- OpenSUSE Linux update for mupdf
- Use-after-free error in mupdf (Alpine package)
- Fedora 27 update for mupdf