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CVE-2018-18651

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Published: Oct 25, 2018Modified: Nov 21, 2024

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5.5
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in Xpdf 4.00. catalog->getNumPages() in AcroForm.cc allows attackers to launch a denial of service (hang caused by large loop) via a specific pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftohtml. This is mainly caused by a large number after the /Count field in the file.

Affected (1)

Products: Xpdfreader: Xpdf
Xpdfreader
1 product
Xpdf
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Xpdf
Version 4.00

Related CWEs

CWE-834
Excessive Iteration
The product performs an iteration or loop without sufficiently limiting the number of times that the loop is executed.

References (3)

Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitThird Party Advisory

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