VDB-118163 · CVE-2018-1000036 · DLA 2765-1

MuPDF up to 1.12.0 PDF Parser resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in MuPDF up to 1.12.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component PDF Parser. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-1000036. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in MuPDF up to 1.12.0 (Document Reader Software). This issue affects an unknown part of the component PDF Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

In MuPDF 1.12.0 and earlier, multiple memory leaks in the PDF parser allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file.

The bug was discovered 01/19/2018. The weakness was presented 05/24/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.chromium.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-1000036 since 02/02/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 125 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119160 (GLSA-201811-15 : MuPDF: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 7 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (119160). See VDB-118166, VDB-118164, VDB-118165 and VDB-118167 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Document Reader Software

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MuPDF

Version

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 119160
Nessus Name: GLSA-201811-15 : MuPDF: Multiple vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/19/2018 🔍
02/02/2018 +14 days 🔍
05/24/2018 +110 days 🔍
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05/25/2018 +1 days 🔍
11/26/2018 +185 days 🔍
11/27/2018 +1 days 🔍
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