CVE-2018-1000040 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause crashes or influence program flow via crafted PDF files due to uninitialized value bugs in the MuPDF parser.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-1000040?
CVE-2018-1000040 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Artifex Mupdf, published on 24 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 and earlier, multiple use of uninitialized value bugs in the PDF parser could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) or influence program flow via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1000040?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Artifex Mupdf, Debian Debian Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1000040?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-1000040 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000040 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Artifex Mupdf
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000040, GHSA-c4gp-6356-63vc, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000040.