In MuPDF 1.13.0, there is an infinite loop in the fz_skip_space function of the pdf/pdf-xref.c file. A remote adversary could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7825-1 advisory.

    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)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - In MuPDF 1.13.0, there is an infinite loop in the fz_skip_space function of the pdf/pdf-xref.c file. A     remote adversary could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.
    (CVE-2018-10289)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote Debian 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-2765 advisory.

    Multiple issues have been discovered in mupdf. CVE-2016-10246 Buffer overflow in the main function in     jstest_main.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted     file. CVE-2016-10247 Buffer overflow in the my_getline function in jstest_main.c allows remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted file. CVE-2017-6060 Stack-based buffer     overflow in jstest_main.c allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image.
    CVE-2018-10289 An infinite loop in the fz_skip_space function of the pdf/pdf-xref.c file. A remote     adversary could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.
    CVE-2018-1000036 Multiple memory leaks in the PDF parser allow an attacker to cause a denial of service     (memory leak) via a crafted file. CVE-2020-19609 A heap based buffer over-write in tiff_expand_colormap()     function when parsing TIFF files allowing attackers to cause a denial of service. For Debian 9 stretch,     these problems have been fixed in version 1.14.0+ds1-4+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your mupdf     packages. For the detailed security status of mupdf please refer to its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/mupdf Further information about Debian LTS security     advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at:
    https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

CVE-2018-10289 (rh bz #1573050) (gs bz #699271)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
270675	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : MuPDF vulnerabilities (USN-7825-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
253591	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-10289	Nessus	Misc.	medium
153600	Debian DLA-2765-1 : mupdf - LTS security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
120208	Fedora 28 : mupdf (2018-049dee041d)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium

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