VDB
CVE-2018-18457
CVE-2018-18457
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.22% · 44.1th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.22%
44.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | ipe | 0, 7.1.4-2.1, 7.1.10-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | xpdf | *, 3.04+git20231213-1, 3.04+git20240124-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | xpdf | *, *, 3.04+git20211021-1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | ipe | 0, 7.2.7-2, 7.2.7-3 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | ipe | 7.2.9-1, 0, 7.2.13-2build1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | xpdf | 3.04-4build1, 3.04-6ubuntu1, 3.04-7 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | xpdf | *, 0 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ipe | 7.2.28-2.1build4, 7.2.28-2.1build2, 7.2.28-2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ipe | 0, 7.2.24+dfsg1-1build1, 7.2.24+dfsg1-1 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | ipe | 7.2.30-1build1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | xpdf | 3.04-1build1, 3.04-1ubuntu1, 3.04-1ubuntu1.1 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Oct 18, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-18457 third-party-advisory
- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41217 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/xpdf/2018_10_16/pdftoppm third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18457 third-party-advisory