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CVE-2018-18457
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-10-18T06:29:00.667 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:47:20.380

Summary

The function DCTStream::readScan in Stream.cc in Xpdf 4.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftoppm.

Affected products

xpdfreader — xpdf

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References

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