Memory corruption in MuPDF - CVE-2018-6192
Published: May 10, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12560
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6192
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Artifex Software, Inc.
Affected software:
MuPDF
MuPDF
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the traget system.
The weakness exists the pdf_read_new_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c due to segmentation violation. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted pdf file, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists the pdf_read_new_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c due to segmentation violation. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted pdf file, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6192
Install update from vendor's website.