Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting mupdf package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.44% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-MUPDF-455545
  • published14 Jan 2018
  • disclosed14 Jan 2018

Introduced: 14 Jan 2018

CVE-2018-5686  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:18.04 mupdf.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mupdf package and not the mupdf package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In MuPDF 1.12.0, there is an infinite loop vulnerability and application hang in the pdf_parse_array function (pdf/pdf-parse.c) because EOF is not considered. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.

CVSS Scores

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