Infinite loop in MuPDF and Debian Linux - CVE-2018-19777

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Infinite loop in MuPDF and Debian Linux - CVE-2018-19777

Published: November 30, 2018 / Updated: May 12, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU36352
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19777
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Artifex Software, Inc.
Debian
Affected software:
MuPDF
Debian Linux

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the svg_dev_end_tile in fitz/svg-device.c, as demonstrated by mutool. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and trigger denial of service condition.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-19777

Install update from vendor's website.

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