Description
XRef::fetch in XRef.cc in Xpdf 4.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted pdf file, related to AcroForm::scanField, as demonstrated by pdftohtml. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2018-7453.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/xpdf
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0046
EPSS Percentile
64.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
xpdfreader/xpdf
4.00
Published
Sep 03, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026