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CVE-2018-7453
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-02-24T06:29:00.443 · Last modified 2026-06-17T02:03:09.250

Summary

Infinite recursion in AcroForm::scanField in AcroForm.cc in xpdf 4.00 allows attackers to launch denial of service via a specific pdf file due to lack of loop checking, as demonstrated by pdftohtml.

Affected products

xpdfreader — xpdf

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References

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