Description
Infinite recursion in AcroForm::scanField in AcroForm.cc in xpdf 4.00 allows attackers to launch denial of service via a specific pdf file due to lack of loop checking, as demonstrated by pdftohtml.
Published: 2018-02-24
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-2018-19184 Infinite recursion in AcroForm::scanField in AcroForm.cc in xpdf 4.00 allows attackers to launch denial of service via a specific pdf file due to lack of loop checking, as demonstrated by pdftohtml.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T06:24:12.056Z

Reserved: 2018-02-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-7453

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Status : Modified

Published: 2018-02-24T06:29:00.443

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:12:09.793

Link: CVE-2018-7453

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