CVE-2018-1000040: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2018-1000040: In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 and earlier, multiple use of uninitialized value bugs in the PDF parser could allow...

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 and earlier, multiple use of uninitialized value bugs in the PDF parser could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) or influence program flow via a crafted file.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 5, 2024, 12:33 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

MuPDF 1.12.0 and earlier can crash or behave unpredictably when parsing a malicious PDF. The main business risk is disruption to services or workflows that open, render, index, or convert untrusted PDF files. Exposure is most likely where MuPDF is installed directly or embedded in document viewers, PDF conversion pipelines, scanners, indexing services, or applications processing external PDFs. Treat this as a targeted remediation item for document-processing systems, not an emergency internet-wide issue. Prioritize services that accept PDFs from customers, partners, email, or public uploads. Mitigation focus: Update MuPDF packages using vendor guidance from Debian, Gentoo, or Artifex.; Identify applications that bundle MuPDF and update those dependencies.; Restrict untrusted PDF processing until affected systems are patched..

Prepared: Jun 7, 2026, 13:21 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: May 24, 2018, 13:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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GLSA-201811-15CVE reference · vendor-advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5596CVE reference
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5600CVE reference
DSA-4334CVE reference · vendor-advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5610CVE reference
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5609CVE reference
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5603CVE reference
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699086CVE reference
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698904CVE reference
https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=ace9e69017c08e1e4ce5912014177414c0382004CVE reference

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