Medium
Security advisory
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.
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2018-10289
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 04:28 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:CVE-2018-10289
Complete source record
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