CVE-2018-1000051
Artifex Mupdf version 1.12.0 contains a Use After Free vulnerability in fz_keep_key_storable that...
Artifex Mupdf version 1.12.0 contains a Use After Free vulnerability in fz_keep_key_storable that can result in DOS / Possible code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Victim opens a specially crafted PDF.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.8
Artifex Mupdf version 1.12.0 contains a Use After Free vulnerability in fz_keep_key_storable that can result in DOS / Possible code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Victim opens a specially crafted PDF.
- Record
CVE-2018-1000051- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Artifex Mupdf version 1.12.0 contains a Use After Free vulnerability in fz_keep_key_storable that can result in DOS / Possible code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Victim opens a specially crafted PDF.
- Record
CVE-2018-1000051- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-1812 No score
Artifex Mupdf version 1.12.0 contains a Use After Free vulnerability in fz_keep_key_storable that can result in DOS / Possible code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Victim opens a specially crafted PDF.
- Record
EUVD-2018-1812- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7m6m-78j4-h5p6
7.8
Artifex Mupdf version 1.12.0 contains a Use After Free vulnerability in fz_keep_key_storable that...
Artifex Mupdf version 1.12.0 contains a Use After Free vulnerability in fz_keep_key_storable that can result in DOS / Possible code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Victim opens a specially crafted PDF.
- Record
GHSA-7m6m-78j4-h5p6- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2018-1000051
7.8
Artifex Mupdf version 1.12.0 contains a Use After Free vulnerability in fz_keep_key_storable that can result in DOS / Possible code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Victim opens a specially crafted PDF.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2018-1000051- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.8
Artifex Mupdf version 1.12.0 contains a Use After Free vulnerability in fz_keep_key_storable that can result in DOS / Possible code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Victim opens a specially crafted PDF.
- Record
CVE-2018-1000051- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000051
7.8
Artifex Mupdf version 1.12.0 contains a Use After Free vulnerability in fz_keep_key_storable that can result in DOS / Possible code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Victim opens a specially crafted PDF.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000051- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000051
7.8
Artifex Mupdf version 1.12.0 contains a Use After Free vulnerability in fz_keep_key_storable that can result in DOS / Possible code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Victim opens a specially crafted PDF.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000051- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11068-1 No score
mupdf-1.18.0-1.7 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the mupdf-1.18.0-1.7 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11068-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mupdfAlpine:v3.10 |
before 1.13-r0 | 1.13-r0 |
mupdfAlpine:v3.11 |
before 1.13-r0 | 1.13-r0 |
mupdfAlpine:v3.7 |
before 1.13-r0 | 1.13-r0 |
mupdfAlpine:v3.8 |
before 1.13-r0 | 1.13-r0 |
mupdfAlpine:v3.9 |
before 1.13-r0 | 1.13-r0 |
mupdfDebian:12 |
before 1.12.0+ds1-1 | 1.12.0+ds1-1 |
mupdfDebian:13 |
before 1.12.0+ds1-1 | 1.12.0+ds1-1 |
mupdfDebian:14 |
before 1.12.0+ds1-1 | 1.12.0+ds1-1 |
mupdfDebian:8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.5-1+deb8u4, plus listed versions 1.5-11.5-1+deb8u11.5-1+deb8u21.5-1+deb8u3 |
1.5-1+deb8u4 |
mupdfDebian:9 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.9a+ds1-4+deb9u3, plus listed versions 1.9a+ds1-41.9a+ds1-4+deb9u11.9a+ds1-4+deb9u2 |
1.9a+ds1-4+deb9u3 |
mupdfUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.7-11.7a-11.7a-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
mupdfopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 18 CVEs |
before 1.18.0-1.7 | 1.18.0-1.7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-1000051 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Artifex Mupdf, published February 9, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.69%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in mupdf 1.13-r0.
References
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15
debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4152
bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698873
bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698825
cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit?id=321ba1de287016b0036bf4a56ce774ad11763384
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000051
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-7m6m-78j4-h5p6
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-1000051
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-1000051
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000051
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1000051
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