CVE-2018-1000036
published 2018-05-24CVE-2018-1000036: In Artifex 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.
PriorityP416medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.97%
58.4th percentile
In Artifex 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.
Affected
10 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifex | mupdf | <= 1.12.0 | — |
| artifex | mupdf | >= 0 < 1.14.0+ds1-1 | 1.14.0+ds1-1 |
| artifex | mupdf | >= 0 < 1.14.0+ds1-1 | 1.14.0+ds1-1 |
| artifex | mupdf | >= 0 < 1.14.0+ds1-1 | 1.14.0+ds1-1 |
| artifex | mupdf | >= 0 < 1.14.0+ds1-1 | 1.14.0+ds1-1 |
| artifex | mupdf | >= 0 < 1.7a-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | 1.7a-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| artifex | mupdf | >= 0 < 1.12.0+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | 1.12.0+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| artifex | mupdf | >= 0 < 1.16.1+ds1-1ubuntu1+esm1 | 1.16.1+ds1-1ubuntu1+esm1 |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | mupdf | < mupdf 1.14.0+ds1-1 (bookworm) | mupdf 1.14.0+ds1-1 (bookworm) |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5LOW
vendor_ubuntu5.5MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
MuPDF vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-10-16·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-16647 [MEDIUM] MuPDF vulnerabilities
Title: MuPDF vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in MuPDF.
It was discovered that MuPDF incorrectly managed memory, resulting in a
memory leak. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-1000036)
It was discovered that MuPDF could enter an infinite loop when parsing
certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
(CVE-2018-10289)
It was discovered that MuPDF incorrectly managed memory, possibly leading
to a segmentation fault. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
(CVE-2018-16647, CVE-2018-16648)
It was discovered that M
Debian
CVE-2018-1000036: mupdf - In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 and earlier, multiple memory leaks in the PDF parser all...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-1000036 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-1000036: mupdf - In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 and earlier, multiple memory leaks in the PDF parser all...
In Artifex 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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.14.0+ds1-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.14.0+ds1-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.14.0+ds1-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.14.0+ds1-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.14.0+ds1-1)
OSV
mupdf vulnerabilities
osv·2025-10-16·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-1000036 [MEDIUM] mupdf vulnerabilities
mupdf vulnerabilities
It was discovered that MuPDF incorrectly managed memory, resulting in a
memory leak. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-1000036)
It was discovered that MuPDF could enter an infinite loop when parsing
certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
(CVE-2018-10289)
It was discovered that MuPDF incorrectly managed memory, possibly leading
to a segmentation fault. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
(CVE-2018-16647, CVE-2018-16648)
It was discovered that MuPDF contained a use-after-free vulnerability.
An attacker cou
GHSA
GHSA-cqwp-8vf4-jg4p: In MuPDF 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-1000036 [MEDIUM] CWE-772 GHSA-cqwp-8vf4-jg4p: In MuPDF 1
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.
OSV
CVE-2018-1000036: In Artifex MuPDF 1
osv·2018-05-24·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-1000036 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-1000036: In Artifex MuPDF 1
In Artifex 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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-1000036 mupdf: memory leaks in the PDF parser
bugzilla·2018-05-24·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-1000036 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-1000036 mupdf: memory leaks in the PDF parser
CVE-2018-1000036 mupdf: memory leaks in the PDF parser
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.
References:
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5502
Discussion:
Created mupdf tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1582316]
---
Cannot reproduce with mupdf 1.13.0 and the provided test case. So (at least):
Fixed in 1.13.0
Closing here since 1582316 is bogus (tracker should be here and depend on various blockers against mupdf, not the other way round).
Status
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-1000036 CVE-2018-1000037 CVE-2018-1000038 CVE-2018-1000039 CVE-2018-1000040 mupdf: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-05-24·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-1000036 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-1000036 CVE-2018-1000037 CVE-2018-1000038 CVE-2018-1000039 CVE-2018-1000040 mupdf: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-1000036 CVE-2018-1000037 CVE-2018-1000038 CVE-2018-1000039 CVE-2018-1000040 mupdf: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
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NOTE: this
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5502https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698887https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=8aa2bd34065d2844aae778bd4cc20c74bbcd9406https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00013.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5502https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698887https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00013.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15
2018-05-24
Published