CVE-2018-6192

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, the pdf_read_new_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c allows remote attackers...

5.5 MediumFix available

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, the pdf_read_new_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) 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

1.85%Down 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, the pdf_read_new_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) via a crafted pdf file.

Record: CVE-2018-6192
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-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, the pdf_read_new_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) via a crafted pdf file.

Record: CVE-2018-6192
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-17953 No score

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, the pdf_read_new_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) via a crafted pdf file.

Record: EUVD-2018-17953
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-frp3-7vg6-g629 5.5

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, the pdf_read_new_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c allows remote attackers...

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, the pdf_read_new_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) via a crafted pdf file.

Record: GHSA-frp3-7vg6-g629
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-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVALPINE-CVE-2018-6192 5.5

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, the pdf_read_new_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) via a crafted pdf file.

Record: ALPINE-CVE-2018-6192
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, the pdf_read_new_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) via a crafted pdf file.

Record: CVE-2018-6192
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-2018-6192 5.5

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, the pdf_read_new_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) via a crafted pdf file.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6192
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-2018-6192 5.5

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, the pdf_read_new_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) via a crafted pdf file.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6192
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
Package	Affected	Fixed
`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
Package	Affected	Fixed
`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:8 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 1.5-1+deb8u6, plus listed versions 1.5-11.5-1+deb8u11.5-1+deb8u21.5-1+deb8u31.5-1+deb8u41.5-1+deb8u5	1.5-1+deb8u6
`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
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	affected	OSV
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2018-6192 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 1.85%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in mupdf 1.13-r0.

References

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