CVE-2018-16648 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Artifex MuPDF version 1.13.0, where a crafted PDF file can lead to a segmentation fault due to an array-index underflow in the fz_append_byte function. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating that a local attacker could trigger the issue with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.13.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:1.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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