Stack-based buffer over-read vulnerability in Xpdf 4.00 allows denial of service via crafted PDF file

Stack-based buffer over-read vulnerability in Xpdf 4.00 allows denial of service via crafted PDF file

CVE-2018-18456 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

The function Object::isName() in Object.h (called from Gfx::opSetFillColorN) in Xpdf 4.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read) via a crafted pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftoppm.

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