# CVE-2018-16648: In Artifex MuPDF 1.13.0, the fz\_append\_byte function in fitz/buffer.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fau

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-09-06 · Updated: 2024-09-12

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In Artifex MuPDF 1.13.0, the fz_append_byte function in fitz/buffer.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted pdf file. This is caused by a pdf/pdf-device.c pdf_dev_alpha array-index underflow.

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## References

- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699685
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00019.html
- https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=38f883fe129a5e89306252a4676eaaf4bc968824

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