CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-10289

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Published: Apr 22, 2018 | Modified: Sep 12, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

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.

Weakness

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Mupdf Artifex 1.13.0 (including) 1.13.0 (including)
Mupdf Ubuntu artful *
Mupdf Ubuntu bionic *
Mupdf Ubuntu cosmic *
Mupdf Ubuntu disco *
Mupdf Ubuntu eoan *
Mupdf Ubuntu groovy *
Mupdf Ubuntu hirsute *
Mupdf Ubuntu impish *
Mupdf Ubuntu kinetic *
Mupdf Ubuntu lunar *
Mupdf Ubuntu mantic *
Mupdf Ubuntu trusty *
Mupdf Ubuntu xenial *

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