CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-7453

Infinite recursion in AcroForm::scanField in AcroForm.cc in xpdf 4.00 allows attackers to launch denial of service via a specific pdf file due to lack of loop checking, as demonstrated by pdftohtml.

4.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

5.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?p=814#p814 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf:4.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2018-02-24 06:29

Updated : 2019-10-03 12:03

NVD link : CVE-2018-7453

Mitre link : CVE-2018-7453

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-835