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CVE-2018-6187

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, there is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the...

5.5 MediumFix available

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, there is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the do_pdf_save_document function in the pdf/pdf-write.c file. Remote attackers could leverage the vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.

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
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.91%Up 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, there is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the do_pdf_save_document function in the pdf/pdf-write.c file. Remote attackers could leverage the vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.

Record
CVE-2018-6187
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, there is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the do_pdf_save_document function in the pdf/pdf-write.c file. Remote attackers could leverage the vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.

Record
CVE-2018-6187
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-17949 No score

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, there is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the do_pdf_save_document function in the pdf/pdf-write.c file. Remote attackers could leverage the vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.

Record
EUVD-2018-17949
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-54h4-vpfg-6425 5.5

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, there is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the...

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, there is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the do_pdf_save_document function in the pdf/pdf-write.c file. Remote attackers could leverage the vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.

Record
GHSA-54h4-vpfg-6425
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2018-6187 5.5

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, there is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the do_pdf_save_document function in the pdf/pdf-write.c file. Remote attackers could leverage the vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2018-6187
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSV 5.5

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, there is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the do_pdf_save_document function in the pdf/pdf-write.c file. Remote attackers could leverage the vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.

Record
CVE-2018-6187
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-6187 5.5

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, there is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the do_pdf_save_document function in the pdf/pdf-write.c file. Remote attackers could leverage the vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6187
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-6187 5.5

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, there is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the do_pdf_save_document function in the pdf/pdf-write.c file. Remote attackers could leverage the vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6187
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mupdf
Alpine:v3.10
 before 1.13-r0
1.13-r0
mupdf
Alpine:v3.11
 before 1.13-r0
1.13-r0
mupdf
Alpine:v3.12
 before 1.13-r0
1.13-r0
mupdf
Alpine:v3.13
 before 1.13-r0
1.13-r0
mupdf
Alpine:v3.14
 before 1.13-r0
1.13-r0
mupdf
Alpine:v3.15
 before 1.13-r0
1.13-r0
mupdf
Alpine:v3.16
 before 1.13-r0
1.13-r0
mupdf
Alpine:v3.17
 before 1.13-r0
1.13-r0
mupdf
Alpine:v3.18
 before 1.13-r0
1.13-r0
mupdf
Alpine:v3.19
 before 1.13-r0
1.13-r0
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mupdf
Alpine:v3.20
 before 1.13-r0
1.13-r0
mupdf
Alpine:v3.21
 before 1.13-r0
1.13-r0
mupdf
Alpine:v3.22
 before 1.13-r0
1.13-r0
mupdf
Alpine:v3.23
 before 1.13-r0
1.13-r0
mupdf
Alpine:v3.24
 before 1.13-r0
1.13-r0
mupdf
Alpine:v3.7
 before 1.13-r0
1.13-r0
mupdf
Alpine:v3.8
 before 1.13-r0
1.13-r0
mupdf
Alpine:v3.9
 before 1.13-r0
1.13-r0
mupdf
Debian:12
 before 1.13.0+ds1-1
1.13.0+ds1-1
mupdf
Debian:13
 before 1.13.0+ds1-1
1.13.0+ds1-1
mupdf
Debian:14
 before 1.13.0+ds1-1
1.13.0+ds1-1
mupdf
Debian:9
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 1.9a+ds1-4+deb9u4, plus listed versions
1.9a+ds1-41.9a+ds1-4+deb9u11.9a+ds1-4+deb9u21.9a+ds1-4+deb9u3
1.9a+ds1-4+deb9u4
mupdf
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.7-11.7a-11.7a-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
 None known
mupdf
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.11+ds1-1.11.11+ds1-21.12.0+ds1-11.12.0+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm11.12.0+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
 None known
mupdf
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
 before 1.18.0-1.7
1.18.0-1.7

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
affectedOSV
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-6187 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Artifex Mupdf, published January 24, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.91%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in mupdf 1.13-r0.

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