CVE-2018-6192

low-risk
Published 2018-01-24

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.36% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Debian Artifex

References (11)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102822
Exploit https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698916
https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=5e411a99604ff...
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00027.html
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15
Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4334
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102822
Exploit https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698916
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00027.html
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15
Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4334
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low