CVE-2018-16648

MEDIUM

Artifex MuPDF 1.13.0 - Denial of Service via PDF Device Alpha Array Index Underflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In Artifex MuPDF 1.13.0, the fz_append_byte function in fitz/buffer.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted pdf file. This is caused by a pdf/pdf-device.c pdf_dev_alpha array-index underflow.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0014
EPSS Percentile 33.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-129
Status published
Products (1)
artifex/mupdf 1.13.0
Published Sep 06, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026