Improper input validation in MuPDF - CVE-2018-1000040
Published: November 6, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15728
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-2018-1000040
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 target system.
The vulnerability exists due to multiple use of uninitialized value bugs in the PDF parser when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted PDF document and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1000040
Update to version 1.14.0.