CVE-2018-1000051

Public Exploit

Description

Artifex Mupdf version 1.12.0 contains a Use After Free vulnerability in fz_keep_key_storable that can result in DOS / Possible code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Victim opens a specially crafted PDF.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.68% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.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
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4152 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698873 issue tracking exploit third party advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698825 issue tracking patch
https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=321ba1de287016b0036bf4a56ce774ad11763384

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1000051?
CVE-2018-1000051 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1000051?
To fix CVE-2018-1000051, 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-2018-1000051 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-1000051 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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