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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=605
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0018
EPSS Percentile
38.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-835
Status
published
Products (1)
xpdfreader/xpdf
4.00
Published
Feb 15, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026