#VU37486 Infinite loop in xpdf - CVE-2018-7453

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#VU37486 Infinite loop in xpdf - CVE-2018-7453

Published: February 24, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU37486
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7453
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
xpdf
Software vendor:
Glyph & Cog

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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