CVE-2018-10289: artifex mupdf Infinite Loop
CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-10289DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10289
Published 22-04-2018Last modified 12-09-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-10289 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Infinite Loop vulnerability in artifex mupdf. EPSS estimates a 1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.05%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1Timeline
- 22-04-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 12-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In MuPDF 1.13.0, there is an infinite loop in the fz_skip_space function of the pdf/pdf-xref.c file. A remote adversary could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.05%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
64%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.01 pp
From 1.06% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.05%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugs.ghostscript.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian2 products
- mupdf< 1.13.0+ds1-3
- debian_linuxEOL9.0
Artifex1 product
- mupdf1.13.0
Ubuntu1 product
- mupdf< 1.12.0+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
3 vendors · 4 products
