CVE-2018-6544
pdf_load_obj_stm in pdf/pdf-xref.c in Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 could reference the object stream recursively and therefore run out of error stack, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of
02 Description
pdf_load_obj_stm in pdf/pdf-xref.c in Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 could reference the object stream recursively and therefore run out of error stack, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of
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
- 1.57% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 74.8% 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:3.0/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
- 2018-02-02 09:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 06:10Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2018-02-02
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-674Uncontrolled RecursionClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 4f6ec5a8461d1994c34c29116cab1572f99f2d8860dcc1171e7b2bc52833c573
05 Affected products
06 References
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201811-15https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15
- bugs.ghostscript.comhttps://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698965
- www.debian.orgDSA-4152https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4152
- git.ghostscript.comhttp://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=26527eef77b3e51c2258c8e40845bfbc015e405d
- git.ghostscript.comhttp://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=b03def134988da8c800adac1a38a41a1f09a1d89
- bugs.ghostscript.comhttps://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698830
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- libmupdf Fixed in 1.13.0-1
- mupdf Fixed in 1.13.0-1
- mupdf-gl Fixed in 1.13.0-1
- mupdf-tools Fixed in 1.13.0-1
- zathura-pdf-mupdf Fixed in 0.3.3-3
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- mupdf Fixed in 1.12.0+ds1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- mupdf Fixed in 1.12.0+ds1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- mupdf Fixed in 1.12.0+ds1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- mupdf No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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