CVE-2019-6131: artifex mupdf Uncontrolled Recursion
CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-6131DEBIAN-CVE-2019-6131
Published 11-01-2019Last modified 11-09-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-6131 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in artifex mupdf. EPSS estimates a 1.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.54%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Timeline
- 11-01-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
svg-run.c in Artifex MuPDF 1.14.0 has infinite recursion with stack consumption in svg_run_use_symbol, svg_run_element, and svg_run_use, as demonstrated by mutool.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/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
1.54%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
75%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.54% on 22-09-2026
22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score1.54%
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
Artifex1 product
- mupdf1.14.0
Debian1 product
- mupdf< 1.14.0+ds1-3
Ubuntu1 product
- mupdfAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
9 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
