CVE-2018-6192

Public Exploit

Description

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, the pdf_read_new_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) via a crafted pdf file.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.36%
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-4334 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698916 issue tracking exploit third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102822 vdb entry third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00027.html mailing list
https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=5e411a99604ff6be5db9e273ee84737204113299

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6192?
CVE-2018-6192 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-6192?
To fix CVE-2018-6192, 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-2018-6192 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-6192 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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