Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting mupdf package, versions <1.15.0+ds1-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-MUPDF-5689198
  • published30 Nov 2018
  • disclosed30 Nov 2018

Introduced: 30 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-19777  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 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:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Artifex MuPDF 1.14.0, there is an infinite loop in the function svg_dev_end_tile in fitz/svg-device.c, as demonstrated by mutool.