Improper Input Validation Affecting mupdf package, versions <1.13.0+ds1-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-MUPDF-5689664
  • published24 May 2018
  • disclosed24 May 2018

Introduced: 24 May 2018

CVE-2018-1000040  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 mupdf to version 1.13.0+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 1.12.0 and earlier, multiple use of uninitialized value bugs in the PDF parser could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) or influence program flow via a crafted file.