CVE-2018-8100 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the JPXStream::readTilePart function of xpdf 4.00, which can lead to a denial of service (application crash) or potentially other unspecified impacts when processing a specially crafted PDF file. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) for exploitation, but successful attacks could result in high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB: None), it is not listed on the KEV catalog, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting low active exploitation or widespread attention.
| 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:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.