SB2018113012 - Infinite loop in MuPDF
Published: November 30, 2018 Updated: May 12, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018113012
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local 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-2018-19777)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the svg_dev_end_tile in fitz/svg-device.c, as demonstrated by mutool. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and trigger denial of service condition.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.