CVE-2018-6544

Public Exploit

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.

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://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698965 third party advisory issue tracking exploit
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4152 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=26527eef77b3e51c2258c8e40845bfbc015e405d
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=b03def134988da8c800adac1a38a41a1f09a1d89
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698830 third party advisory issue tracking permissions required

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6544?
CVE-2018-6544 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-6544?
To fix CVE-2018-6544, 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-2018-6544 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-6544 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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