VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-7452

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.79%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-02-24

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A NULL pointer dereference in JPXStream::fillReadBuf in JPXStream.cc in xpdf 4.00 allows attackers to launch denial of service via a specific pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftohtml.

Weakness classification

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory