| Name | CVE-2018-16648 |
| Description | In Artifex MuPDF 1.13.0, the fz_append_byte function in fitz/buffer.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted pdf file. This is caused by a pdf/pdf-device.c pdf_dev_alpha array-index underflow. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2289-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 924351 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| mupdf (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.5-1+deb8u6 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 1.14.0+ds1-4+deb9u1 | fixed |
| buster | 1.14.0+ds1-4+deb10u3 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 1.14.0+ds1-4+deb10u2 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.17.0+ds1-2 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 1.17.0+ds1-1.3~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.21.1+ds2-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.23.10+ds1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| mupdf | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| mupdf | source | stretch | 1.9a+ds1-4+deb9u5 | | DLA-2289-1 | |
| mupdf | source | (unstable) | 1.14.0+ds1-4 | | | 924351 |
Notes
[jessie] - mupdf <ignored> (Minor issue)
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699685
http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?38f883fe129a5e89306252a4676eaaf4bc968824
[wheezy] - mupdf <not-affected> (vulnerable code not present)