CVE-2018-8100
The JPXStream::readTilePart function in JPXStream.cc in xpdf 4.00 allows attackers to launch denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a specific pdf file, as demonstrated by…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.92%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The JPXStream::readTilePart function in JPXStream.cc in xpdf 4.00 allows attackers to launch denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a specific pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftohtml.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.92% probability · 60th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- xpdfreader/xpdf
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=652Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=652Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.