Medium severity · published Feb 2, 2018
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…
5.5
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
MU
Mupdf · Artifex
1.12.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6544
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6544
git.ghostscript.com
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=26527eef77b3e51c2258c8e40845bfbc015e405d
git.ghostscript.com
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=b03def134988da8c800adac1a38a41a1f09a1d89
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698830
Exploit
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698965
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4152
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