Buffer overflow in xpdf - CVE-2018-11033

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Buffer overflow in xpdf - CVE-2018-11033

Published: May 14, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU37135
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11033
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Glyph & Cog
Affected software:
xpdf

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The DCTStream::readHuffSym function in Stream.cc in the DCT decoder in xpdf before 4.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JPEG data.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-11033

Install update from vendor's website.

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