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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…
Medium5.5EPSS 1.6%
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- mitre
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 service via a crafted PDF document.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 25% 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
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- GLSA-201811-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698965 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- DSA-4152 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=26527eef77b3e51c2258c8e40845bfbc015e405d (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=b03def134988da8c800adac1a38a41a1f09a1d89 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698830 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .