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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-16369

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.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.62%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.62%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 3.0
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.62% probability · 75th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
xpdfreader/xpdf
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.