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mupdf — security advisory
In MuPDF 1.12.0, there is an infinite loop vulnerability and application hang in the pdf_parse_array function (pdf/pdf-parse.c) because EOF is not considered. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.
- Products
- mupdf
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.13-r0
- CVEs
- CVE-2018-5686
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 22:16 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
In MuPDF 1.12.0, there is an infinite loop vulnerability and application hang in the pdf_parse_array function (pdf/pdf-parse.c) because EOF is not considered. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.
osv:ALPINE-CVE-2018-5686
mupdf
Fixed versions: 1.13-r0
mupdf
Fixed versions: 1.13-r0
mupdf
Fixed versions: 1.13-r0
mupdf
Fixed versions: 1.13-r0
mupdf
Fixed versions: 1.13-r0
Complete source record
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