CVE-2018-7174

Published: Feb 15, 2018Modified: Nov 21, 2024

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. An infinite loop in XRef::Xref allows an attacker to cause denial of service because loop detection exists only for tables, not streams.

Affected (1)

Products: Xpdfreader: Xpdf

Xpdfreader

1 product

Xpdf

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Xpdfreader Xpdf	Version 4.00

Related CWEs

CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

References (2)

https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=605

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=605

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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