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CVE-2018-18650
An issue was discovered in Xpdf 4.00.
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.9%
percentile 61%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in Xpdf 4.00. XRef::readXRefStream in XRef.cc allows attackers to launch a denial of service (Integer Overflow) via a crafted /Size value in a pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftohtml. This is mainly caused by the program attempting a malloc operation for a large amount of memory.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.92% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
References
- forum.xpdfreader.com /viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41219&p=41747#p41747 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/152006 · Third Party Advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-18650
- NVD: CVE-2018-18650
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