CVE-2018-1000039

Public Exploit

Description

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 and earlier, multiple heap use after free bugs in the PDF parser could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, read memory, or cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Category

6.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.70% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=4dcc6affe04368461310a21238f7e1871a752a05%3Bhp=8ec561d1bccc46e9db40a9f61310cd8b3763914e
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=71ceebcf56e682504da22c4035b39a2d451e8ffd%3Bhp=7f82c01523505052615492f8e220f4348ba46995
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5492 patch exploit third party advisory issue tracking
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5521 patch exploit third party advisory issue tracking
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5604 third party advisory issue tracking exploit
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f597300439e62f5e921f0d7b1e880b5c1a1f1607%3Bhp=093fc3b098dc5fadef5d8ad4b225db9fb124758b
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5513 patch exploit third party advisory issue tracking
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698883
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698888
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698891
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698892
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698901

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1000039?
CVE-2018-1000039 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1000039?
To fix CVE-2018-1000039, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-1000039 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-1000039 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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