TI-2018-15697 Aliases CVE-2018-1000037 GHSA-c9gq-c7g6-cr8x

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 and earlier, multiple reachable assertions in the PDF parser…

MEDIUM 58CWE-20Published 2018-05-24 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 and earlier, multiple reachable assertions in the PDF parser allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (assert crash) via a crafted file.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.015 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 5 exploit referencesTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf::::::::	up to 1.12.0	Vulnerable	Artifex
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*	9.0	Vulnerable	Debian

cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.12.0 Vulnerable ·Artifex
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1000037
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c9gq-c7g6-cr8x

References

Exploit 5

Advisory 2

Other 7

Sources

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