CVE-2018-8105 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the JPXStream::fillReadBuf function of xpdf 4.00, affecting xpdfreader and xpdf. An attacker can trigger a heap-based buffer over-read and application crash by providing a specially crafted PDF file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to high availability impact. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there public exploit modules available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has received minimal 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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