CVE-2018-18459 (NVD)

2018-10-18

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.

Products Xpdf
Type NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
First patch - None (likely due to unavailable code)
Links https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/xpdf/2018_10_16/pdftoppm
https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41217