CVE-2018-18650 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in Xpdf 4.00, specifically within the XRef::readXRefStream function in XRef.cc, affecting products like xpdfreader and xpdf. This flaw allows an attacker to trigger a denial of service by crafting a PDF file with a malicious /Size value, leading to an attempted large memory allocation. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), with the primary impact being high availability loss (A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| 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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