Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 18, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-18455
CVE-2018-18455
Description
The GfxImageColorMap class in GfxState.cc in Xpdf 4.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftoppm.
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Affected products
2- Range: <4.00
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.phpnvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/xpdf/2018_10_16/pdftoppmnvdThird Party Advisory
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