First published: Thu Oct 18 2018(Updated: )
The GfxImageColorMap class in GfxState.cc in Xpdf 4.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftoppm.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Xpdfreader Xpdf | =4.00 |
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The vulnerability ID for this vulnerability is CVE-2018-18455.
CVE-2018-18455 has a severity rating of 5.5, which is considered medium.
CVE-2018-18455 affects Xpdf version 4.00.
An attacker can exploit CVE-2018-18455 by using a crafted PDF file, as demonstrated by pdftoppm.
To mitigate CVE-2018-18455, it is recommended to update Xpdf to a version that is not affected by this vulnerability.