CVE-2018-1000036

MEDIUMNVD 5.5

5.5

In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 and earlier, multiple memory leaks in the PDF parser allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: —
EPSS: 51.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 24, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (9)

cve@mitrehttps://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5502
cve@mitrehttps://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698887
cve@mitrehttps://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=8aa2bd34065d2844aae778bd4cc20c74bbcd9406
cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00013.html
cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5502
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698887
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00013.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-772Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 6× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:38 UTCepss_batch
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2026-05-27 03:14 UTCOSV refresh
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-1000036?

CVE-2018-1000036 is a medium vulnerability published on May 24, 2018. In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 and earlier, multiple memory leaks in the PDF parser allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file.

When was CVE-2018-1000036 disclosed?

CVE-2018-1000036 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 24, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2018-1000036 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-1000036 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 51.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-1000036?

CVE-2018-1000036 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-1000036?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-1000036, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2018-1000036

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