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CVE-2018-1000051 json

Artifex Mupdf version 1.12.0 contains a Use After Free vulnerability in fz_keep_key_storable that can result in DOS / Possible code executi…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-1812

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.7%
EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Artifex Mupdf version 1.12.0 contains a Use After Free vulnerability in fz_keep_key_storable that can result in DOS / Possible code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Victim opens a specially crafted PDF.

Patch / fix

  • mupdf Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.12.0+ds1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000051

  • mupdf openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.18.0-1.7

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11068-1

  • mupdf Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +15 more 1.13-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2018-1000051

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • mupdf Arch Linux 1.13.0-1
  • mupdf-gl Arch Linux 1.13.0-1
  • mupdf-tools Arch Linux 1.13.0-1
  • libmupdf Arch Linux 1.13.0-1
  • zathura-pdf-mupdf Arch Linux 0.3.3-3

arch linux advisories AVG-609AVG-687AVG-688AVG-689AVG-691

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2018-1000051 updated cvss 3.3

mupdf: use-after-free in fz_keep_key_storable function

  • 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

Exploit prediction

1.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugs.ghostscript.com https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698873 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
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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