Foo Labs Xpdf 4.00 XRef.cc XRef::fetch PDF File resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Foo Labs Xpdf 4.00 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function XRef::fetch of the file XRef.cc. Such manipulation as part of PDF File leads to resource management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-16369. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Foo Labs Xpdf 4.00 (Document Reader Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function XRef::fetch of the file XRef.cc. The manipulation as part of a PDF File leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

XRef::fetch in XRef.cc in Xpdf 4.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted pdf file, related to AcroForm::scanField, as demonstrated by pdftohtml.

The bug was discovered 08/22/2018. The weakness was disclosed 09/03/2018 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-16369 since 09/02/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 11 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 232050 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-16369), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (232050). The entry VDB-123511 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 232050
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-16369

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/22/2018 🔍
09/02/2018 +10 days 🔍
09/02/2018 +0 days 🔍
09/03/2018 +1 days 🔍
09/03/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/07/2025 +2377 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-16369 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-16369
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123512
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/03/2018 14:04
Updated: 03/07/2025 10:47
Changes: 09/03/2018 14:04 (60), 06/17/2020 18:21 (1), 03/07/2025 10:47 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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