Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-1000051 - Use After Free vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 7.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
artifex
debian
CWE-416
nessus

Summary

Artifex Mupdf version 1.12.0 contains a Use After Free vulnerability in fz_keep_key_storable that can result in DOS / Possible code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Victim opens a specially crafted PDF.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Artifex
1
OS
Debian
2

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-4152.NASL
    descriptionTwo vulnerabilities were discovered in MuPDF, a PDF, XPS, and e-book viewer, which may result in denial of service or remote code execution. An attacker can craft a PDF document which, when opened in the victim host, might consume vast amounts of memory, crash the program, or, in some cases, execute code in the context in which the application is running.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id108663
    published2018-03-28
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/108663
    titleDebian DSA-4152-1 : mupdf - security update
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-4152. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(108663);
      script_version("1.3");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/13 12:30:46");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2018-1000051", "CVE-2018-6544");
      script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"4152");
    
      script_name(english:"Debian DSA-4152-1 : mupdf - security update");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Two vulnerabilities were discovered in MuPDF, a PDF, XPS, and e-book
    viewer, which may result in denial of service or remote code
    execution. An attacker can craft a PDF document which, when opened in
    the victim host, might consume vast amounts of memory, crash the
    program, or, in some cases, execute code in the context in which the
    application is running."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=891245"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/mupdf"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/mupdf"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/mupdf"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4152"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "Upgrade the mupdf packages.
    
    For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been
    fixed in version 1.5-1+deb8u4.
    
    For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed
    in version 1.9a+ds1-4+deb9u3."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mupdf");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/03/27");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/03/28");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("debian_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libmupdf-dev", reference:"1.5-1+deb8u4")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"mupdf", reference:"1.5-1+deb8u4")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"mupdf-tools", reference:"1.5-1+deb8u4")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"libmupdf-dev", reference:"1.9a+ds1-4+deb9u3")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"mupdf", reference:"1.9a+ds1-4+deb9u3")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"mupdf-tools", reference:"1.9a+ds1-4+deb9u3")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2018-DA6F76B446.NASL
    descriptionCVE-2018-6192 CVE-2018-6544 CVE-2018-1000051 CVE-2018-6187 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.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2018-02-23
    plugin id106958
    published2018-02-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/106958
    titleFedora 27 : mupdf (2018-da6f76b446)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2018-da6f76b446.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(106958);
      script_version("3.5");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/04");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2018-1000051", "CVE-2018-6187", "CVE-2018-6192", "CVE-2018-6544");
      script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2018-da6f76b446");
    
      script_name(english:"Fedora 27 : mupdf (2018-da6f76b446)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "CVE-2018-6192 CVE-2018-6544 CVE-2018-1000051 CVE-2018-6187
    
    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."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-da6f76b446"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected mupdf package.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:mupdf");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:27");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/01/24");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/02/22");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/02/23");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
    os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! preg(pattern:"^27([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 27", "Fedora " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC27", reference:"mupdf-1.12.0-5.fc27")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      security_report_v4(
        port       : 0,
        severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
        extra      : rpm_report_get()
      );
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "mupdf");
    }
    
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201811-15.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201811-15 (MuPDF: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MuPDF. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted file, could possibly execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial of Service condition, or have other unspecified impacts. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id119160
    published2018-11-27
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/119160
    titleGLSA-201811-15 : MuPDF: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2019-429.NASL
    descriptionThis update for mupdf fixes the following security issue : - CVE-2018-1000051: Prevent use after free in fz_keep_key_storable that can result in DOS / possible code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Victim opens a specially crafted PDF (bsc#1080531).
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id123188
    published2019-03-27
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/123188
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : mupdf (openSUSE-2019-429)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2018-167.NASL
    descriptionThis update for mupdf fixes the following issues : - CVE-2018-1000051: Fixed a use-after-free vulnerability in fz_keep_key_storable that can potentially result in DoS / remote code execution (boo#1080531)
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2018-02-16
    plugin id106862
    published2018-02-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/106862
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : mupdf (openSUSE-2018-167)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2018-592.NASL
    descriptionThis update for mupdf fixes the following security issue : - CVE-2018-1000051: Prevent use after free in fz_keep_key_storable that can result in DOS / possible code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Victim opens a specially crafted PDF (bsc#1080531).
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2018-06-11
    plugin id110435
    published2018-06-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/110435
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : mupdf (openSUSE-2018-592)