Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-7174

An issue was discovered in xpdf 4.00. An infinite loop in XRef::Xref allows an attacker to cause denial of service because loop detection exists only for tables, not streams.

Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Published 2018-02-15 21:29:01

Updated 2019-10-03 00:03:26

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-7174

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.06%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 21 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-7174

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Source
4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	8.6	2.9	[email protected]
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial
5.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	1.8	3.6	[email protected]
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2018-7174

CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)

References for CVE-2018-7174

https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=605

Vendor Advisory

Products affected by CVE-2018-7174

Xpdfreader » Xpdf » Version: 4.00
cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf:4.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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