CVE-2018-18651 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Xpdf versions 4.00 and earlier, specifically within the AcroForm.cc component. An attacker can trigger a hang by providing a specially crafted PDF file containing a large number in the /Count field, leading to an infinite loop. This vulnerability has a medium severity CVSS score of 5.5, requiring user interaction and local access for exploitation, and its primary impact is system availability. There is currently no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion 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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