SB2018061017 - Fedora 28 update for mupdf
Published: June 10, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018061017
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10289)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.