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2018-10-25
An issue was discovered in Xpdf 4.00. catalog->getNumPages() in AcroForm.cc allows attackers to launch a denial of service (hang caused by large loop) via a specific pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftohtml. This is mainly caused by a large number after the /Count field in the file.
Products | Xpdf |
Type | Resource Management Errors (CWE-399) |
First patch | - None (likely due to unavailable code) |
Links |
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152005
• https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41219&p=41747#p41747 |