Foo Labs Xpdf 4.00 PDF File AcroForm.cc catalog->getNumPages /Count resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Foo Labs Xpdf 4.00. The impacted element is the function catalog->getNumPages of the file AcroForm.cc of the component PDF File Handler. The manipulation of the argument /Count leads to resource management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-18651. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Foo Labs Xpdf 4.00 (Document Reader Software). This issue affects the function catalog->getNumPages of the file AcroForm.cc of the component PDF File Handler. The manipulation of the argument /Count with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Xpdf 4.00. catalog->getNumPages() in AcroForm.cc allows attackers to launch a denial of service (hang caused by large loop) via a specific pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftohtml. This is mainly caused by a large number after the /Count field in the file.

The bug was discovered 10/25/2018. The weakness was disclosed 10/25/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at forum.xpdfreader.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-18651 since 10/25/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

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

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: forum.xpdfreader.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-18651 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-18651
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125957
X-Force: 152005

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/26/2018 06:49
Updated: 06/03/2023 07:33
Changes: 10/26/2018 06:49 (60), 06/18/2020 07:05 (1), 06/03/2023 07:33 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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