NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting mupdf package, versions <1.15.0+ds1-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.43% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-MUPDF-531943
  • published6 Dec 2018
  • disclosed6 Dec 2018

Introduced: 6 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-19882  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 mupdf to version 1.15.0+ds1-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mupdf package and not the mupdf package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Artifex MuPDF 1.14.0, the svg_run_image function in svg/svg-run.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (href_att NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted svg file, as demonstrated by mupdf-gl.