# CVE-2018-19777: In Artifex MuPDF 1.14.0, there is an infinite loop in the function svg\_dev\_end\_tile in fitz/svg-device.c, as demonstrated by mutool.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-11-30 · Updated: 2024-09-12

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In Artifex MuPDF 1.14.0, there is an infinite loop in the function svg_dev_end_tile in fitz/svg-device.c, as demonstrated by mutool.

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## References

- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700301
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUXKCY35PKC32IFHN4RBUCZ75OWEYVJH/
- http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?754ac68f119e0c25cd33c5d652d8aabd533a9fb3

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