Input validation error in xpdf - CVE-2018-16369
Published: September 3, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36738
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16369
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted pdf file, related to AcroForm::scanField, as demonstrated by pdftohtml.
Affected software
xpdf
Gentoo Linux
Slackware Linux
xpdf
app-text/xpdf
Gentoo Linux
Slackware Linux
xpdf
app-text/xpdf
How to mitigate CVE-2018-16369
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
xpdf - update to 4.05
app-text/xpdf - update to 4.05
app-text/xpdf - update to 4.05