CVE-2018-8102 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in xpdf 4.00, specifically within the JBIG2MMRDecoder::getBlackCode function, which can be triggered by a specially crafted PDF file. This vulnerability, rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause a buffer over-read and application crash, leading to a loss of availability for the affected system. While the vulnerability requires user interaction to open the malicious file, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding it.
| 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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