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CVE-2018-16648

In Artifex MuPDF 1.13.0, the fz_append_byte function in fitz/buffer.c allows remote attackers to...

5.5 MediumFix available

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.

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

1.47%Up 0.5 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

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.

Record
CVE-2018-16648
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-129
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2018-16648
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-8451 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2018-8451
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gh3f-f9wp-hrhm 5.5

In Artifex MuPDF 1.13.0, the fz_append_byte function in fitz/buffer.c allows remote attackers to...

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.

Record
GHSA-gh3f-f9wp-hrhm
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-129
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.5

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.

Record
CVE-2018-16648
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-2018-16648 5.5

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16648
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-2018-16648 5.5

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16648
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
OSVUSN-7825-1 No score

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 could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-21896)

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 or obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-26683)

Maxim Mishechkin, Vitalii Akolzin, Shamil Kurmangaleev, Denis Straghkov, Fedor Nis'kov and Ivan Gulakov discovered that MuPDF incorrectly managed memory under certain circumstances, leading to a double-free. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-3407)

Xuwei Liu discovered that MuPDF may perform an out-of-bounds write under certain circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-37220)

Record
USN-7825-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mupdf
Debian:12
before 1.14.0+ds1-4
1.14.0+ds1-4
mupdf
Debian:13
before 1.14.0+ds1-4
1.14.0+ds1-4
mupdf
Debian:14
before 1.14.0+ds1-4
1.14.0+ds1-4
mupdf
Debian:9
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.9a+ds1-4+deb9u5, plus listed versions
1.9a+ds1-41.9a+ds1-4+deb9u11.9a+ds1-4+deb9u21.9a+ds1-4+deb9u31.9a+ds1-4+deb9u4
1.9a+ds1-4+deb9u5
mupdf
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
before 1.12.0+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1.11+ds1-1.11.11+ds1-21.12.0+ds1-1
1.12.0+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
mupdf
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 1.7a-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1.7-11.7a-1
1.7a-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
mupdf
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 1.12.0+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1.11+ds1-1.11.11+ds1-21.12.0+ds1-1
1.12.0+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
mupdf
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 1.16.1+ds1-1ubuntu1+esm1, plus listed versions
1.15.0+ds1-11.16.1+ds1-1ubuntu1
1.16.1+ds1-1ubuntu1+esm1
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
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2018-16648 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Artifex Mupdf, published September 6, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.47%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in mupdf 1.14.0+ds1-4.

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