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UK Cyber Defence
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

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