CVE-2018-18650

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductXpdf
PublishedOct 25, 2018
First seenOct 25, 2018

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
xpdfreader xpdf4.00—

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CVE-2018-18650 · Xpdf · Dark Radar