Bug 1549592 (CVE-2018-7454)

Summary:	CVE-2018-7454 xpdf: NULL pointer dereference in XFAForm::scanFields in XFAForm.cc
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Pedro Sampaio <psampaio>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	pertusus, tcallawa
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Bug Depends On:	1549594, 1549593
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Description Pedro Sampaio 2018-02-27 13:26:56 UTC

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.

References:

https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=613

Comment 1 Pedro Sampaio 2018-02-27 13:27:24 UTC

Created xpdf tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 1549594]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1549593]

Comment 2 Product Security DevOps Team 2019-06-08 03:41:29 UTC

This CVE Bugzilla entry is for community support informational purposes only as it does not affect a package in a commercially supported Red Hat product. Refer to the dependent bugs for status of those individual community products.