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CVE-2018-1000039 json

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 and earlier, multiple heap use after free bugs in the PDF parser could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code,…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-1800

cvss
6.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 and earlier, multiple heap use after free bugs in the PDF parser could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, read memory, or cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Patch / fix

  • mupdf Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.13.0+ds1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000039

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red hat product security vex CVE-2018-1000039 updated cvss 2.8

mupdf: multiple use after free in the PDF parser

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2y ago

Exploit prediction

1.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugs.chromium.org https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5492 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • bugs.chromium.org https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5521 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • bugs.chromium.org https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5513 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • bugs.chromium.org https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5604 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CNA 3.1 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Sources

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