CVE-2018-18457 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Xpdf 4.00, specifically within the DCTStream::readScan function, affecting products like xpdfreader and xpdf. An attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference by providing a specially crafted PDF file, leading to application instability. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf:4.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.