VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-18455
The GfxImageColorMap class in GfxState.cc in Xpdf 4.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftoppm.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.14%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.14%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The GfxImageColorMap class in GfxState.cc in Xpdf 4.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftoppm.
- 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
- 1.14% probability · 65th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- xpdfreader/xpdf
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41217Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/xpdf/2018_10_16/pdftoppmThird Party Advisory
- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41217Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/xpdf/2018_10_16/pdftoppmThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.