CVE-2018-7454
xpdf Denial of Service NULL Pointer Dereference
Description
A NULL pointer dereference in XFAForm::scanFields in XFAForm.cc in xpdf 4.00 allows attackers to launch denial of service via a specific pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftohtml.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 24, 2018, 6:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 17, 2018, 10:23 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-7454 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-7454.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=613 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.
None
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-7454 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-7454 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 17, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=613 No Types Assigned https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=613 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf:4.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 25, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=613 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=613 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-7454 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-7454
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} 0.01%
score
0.27481
percentile