CVE-2018-5686 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698860 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00027.html https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15 https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4334

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5