CVE-2018-8104
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.15%
Description
The BufStream::lookChar function in Stream.cc in xpdf 4.00 allows attackers to launch denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a specific pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftohtml.
How to fix CVE-2018-8104
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-2018-8104 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, 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 |