CVE-2018-16369

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202409-25

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

XRef::fetch en XRef.cc en Xpdf 4.00 permite que atacantes remotos provoquen una denegación de servicio (DoS) mediante un archivo pdf manipulado, relacionado con AcroForm::scanField. Esto queda demostrado con pdftohtml.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Xpdf, the worst of which could result in denial of service. Versions greater than or equal to 4.05 are affected.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-09-02 CVE Reserved
2018-09-03 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-08-05 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/xpdf	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Xpdfreader Search vendor "Xpdfreader"		Xpdf Search vendor "Xpdfreader" for product "Xpdf"				4.00 Search vendor "Xpdfreader" for product "Xpdf" and version "4.00"		-		Affected