CVE-2018-19882 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted SVG file due to a NULL pointer dereference in the MuPDF library.
- 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-2018-19882?
CVE-2018-19882 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Mupdf, published on 6 Dec 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 1.14.0, the svg_run_image function in svg/svg-run.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (href_att NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted svg file, as demonstrated by mupdf-gl.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19882?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Artifex Mupdf.
How do I fix CVE-2018-19882?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-19882 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19882 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Artifex Mupdf
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19882, GHSA-rhw8-q53w-fww5.