Description
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699271
Various Sources
http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?2e43685dc8a8a886fc9df9b3663cf199404f7637
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00013.html
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0012
EPSS Percentile
30.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-835
Status
published
Products (2)
artifex/mupdf
1.13.0
debian/debian_linux
9.0
Published
Apr 22, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026