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CVE-2018-5686
In MuPDF 1.12.0, there is an infinite loop vulnerability and application hang in the pdf_parse_array function (pdf/pdf-parse.c) because…
Medium5.5EPSS 1.5%
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- mitre
Description
In MuPDF 1.12.0, there is an infinite loop vulnerability and application hang in the pdf_parse_array function (pdf/pdf-parse.c) because EOF is not considered. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.5% · top 26% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
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References (5)
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698860 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- GLSA-201811-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- DSA-4334 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190628 [SECURITY] [DLA 1838-1] mupdf security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=b70eb93f6936c03d8af52040bbca4d4a7db39079 (opens in a new tab)
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