CVE-2018-10289
In MuPDF 1.13.0, there is an infinite loop in the fz_skip_space function of the pdf/pdf-xref.c file. A remote adversary could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf
02 Description
In MuPDF 1.13.0, there is an infinite loop in the fz_skip_space function of the pdf/pdf-xref.c file. A remote adversary could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.05% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 64.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2018-04-22 05:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-12 16:36Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2018-04-21
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 96f15e36d7ee7e1aea8e72af1ccfdc29c8f73549aaee218ef2672c9492130f22
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugs.ghostscript.comhttps://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699271
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20210923 [SECURITY] [DLA 2765-1] mupdf security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00013.html
- www.ghostscript.comhttp://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?2e43685dc8a8a886fc9df9b3663cf199404f7637
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- mupdf Fixed in 1.13.0+ds1-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- mupdf Fixed in 1.13.0+ds1-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- mupdf Fixed in 1.13.0+ds1-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- mupdf Fixed in 1.12.0+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.