Description
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.
Published: 2018-09-03
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-8215 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.
History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00567}

epss

{'score': 0.00769}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T10:24:31.904Z

Reserved: 2018-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-16369

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-09-03T00:29:00.370

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:52:37.163

Link: CVE-2018-16369

cve-icon Redhat

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Weaknesses