VDB
CVE-2018-18459
CVE-2018-18459
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
The function DCTStream::getBlock 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 1.14% · 64.5th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
1.14%
64.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:25.10 | ipe | 0, 7.2.30-1build1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ipe | *, 0, 7.2.23+dfsg1-2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | xpdf | *, 0, 3.04+git20211021-1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | ipe | 7.1.8-1, 0, 7.1.10-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ipe | 7.2.28-2, 7.2.27+dfsg1-2, 0 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | ipe | 0, 7.2.13-2build1, 7.2.13-2 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | xpdf | 3.04-5, 3.04-7, 3.04-6ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | ipe | 0, 7.2.7-2, 7.2.7-3 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | xpdf | 0, *, 3.04+git20240202-1build3 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | xpdf | 0, * |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | xpdf | 3.03-18, 3.04-1, 3.04-1build1 |
Timeline
- Oct 18, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 8, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 10, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-18459 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-2018-18459 third-party-advisory