CVE-2018-18459

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference8 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.2%
top 56.03%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Xpdfreader Xpdf
Timeline
PublishedOct 18
Latest updateMay 14

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDxpdfreader/xpdf4.00

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-6p6g-2h65-337p: The function DCTStream::getBlock in Stream↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2018-18459: The function DCTStream::getBlock in Stream↗2018-10-18
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CVEList
CVE-2018-18459: The function DCTStream::getBlock in Stream↗2018-10-18
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Debian
CVE-2018-18459: xpdf - The function DCTStream::getBlock in Stream.cc in Xpdf 4.00 allows remote attacke...↗2018
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💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-18459 xpdf: NULL pointer dereference in DCTStream::getBlock function in Stream.cc [epel-all]↗2018-11-05
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-18459 xpdf: NULL pointer dereference in DCTStream::getBlock function in Stream.cc↗2018-11-05
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-18459 xpdf: NULL pointer dereference in DCTStream::getBlock function in Stream.cc [fedora-all]↗2018-11-05
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CVE-2018-18459 (MEDIUM CVSS 5.5) | The function DCTStream::getBlock in | cvebase.io