VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-16648

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-09-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-129: Improper Validation of Array Index

Primary references