CVE-2018-1000038

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Published May 24, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 and earlier, a stack buffer overflow in function pdf_lookup_cmap_full in pdf/pdf-cmap.c could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-1799	In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 and earlier, a stack buffer overflow in function pdf_lookup_cmap_full in pdf/pdf-cmap.c could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.907% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=71ceebcf56e682504da22c4035b39a2d451e8ffd%3Bhp=7f82c01523505052615492f8e220f4348ba46995
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f597300439e62f5e921f0d7b1e880b5c1a1f1607%3Bhp=093fc3b098dc5fadef5d8ad4b225db9fb124758b
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5494
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698884
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15

History

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Subscriptions

Artifex Mupdf

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 12:33 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 24, 2018, 1:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 12:33 PM
Reserved: Feb 2, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:32 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 24, 2018, 1:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:32 AM

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