VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-7174
An infinite loop in XRef::Xref allows an attacker to cause denial of service because loop detection exists only for tables, not streams.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.83%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.83%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- 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
- 0.83% probability · 56th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-835
- Affected
- xpdfreader/xpdf
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=605Vendor Advisory
- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=605Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.