CVE-2018-7173 in Xpdf

Summary

A large loop in JBIG2Stream::readSymbolDictSeg in xpdf 4.00 allows an attacker to cause denial of service via a specific file due to inappropriate decoding.

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

• Reservation: 02/15/2018
• Disclosure: 02/15/2018
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-113498 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-172 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 4.9
• EPSS: 0.00148
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7173
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7173
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2018-7173/