CVE-2018-7453
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.44%
Description
Infinite recursion in AcroForm::scanField in AcroForm.cc in xpdf 4.00 allows attackers to launch denial of service via a specific pdf file due to lack of loop checking, as demonstrated by pdftohtml.
How to fix CVE-2018-7453
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- Debian/xpdf—no fix listed
Is CVE-2018-7453 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |