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High USN-7825-1 8 CVEs

mupdf vulnerabilities

Published Oct 16, 2025 · Updated Jun 25, 2026

Summary

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)

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS mupdf 1.7a-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS mupdf 1.12.0+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS mupdf 1.16.1+ds1-1ubuntu1+esm1

Vulnerabilities 8

  • High 7.8
    CVE-2021-3407 EPSS 50%

    A flaw was found in mupdf 1.18.0. Double free of object during linearization may lead to memory corruption and other po…

  • Unscored —

    In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 and earlier, multiple memory leaks in the PDF parser allow an attacker to cause a denial of ser…

  • Unscored —

    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…

  • Unscored —

    In Artifex MuPDF 1.13.0, the pdf_get_xref_entry function in pdf/pdf-xref.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…

  • Unscored —

    In Artifex MuPDF 1.13.0, the fz_append_byte function in fitz/buffer.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of serv…

  • Unscored —

    A Use After Free vulnerability in svg_dev_text_span_as_paths_defs function in source/fitz/svg-device.c in Artifex Softw…

  • Unscored —

    A memory leak issue discovered in /pdf/pdf-font-add.c in Artifex Software MuPDF 1.17.0 allows attackers to obtain sensi…

  • Unscored —

    MuPDF through 1.18.1 has an out-of-bounds write because the cached color converter does not properly consider the maxim…

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-10289
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16647
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16648
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000036
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-21896
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-26683
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3407
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-37220