Bug 1624987 (CVE-2018-16368) - CVE-2018-16368 xpdf: heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted pdf file
Summary: CVE-2018-16368 xpdf: heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted pdf file
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Status: CLOSED UPSTREAM
Alias: CVE-2018-16368
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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low
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1624989 1624988
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2018-09-03 19:35 UTC by Laura Pardo
Modified: 2019-09-29 14:57 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2019-06-10 10:37:16 UTC
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Description Laura Pardo 2018-09-03 19:35:17 UTC 
A flaw was found in in Xpdf 4.00. The SplashXPath::strokeAdjust in splash/SplashXPath.cc allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftoppm.


References:
https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/xpdf
Comment 1 Laura Pardo 2018-09-03 19:35:38 UTC 
Created xpdf tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 1624989]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1624988]
Comment 2 Product Security DevOps Team 2019-06-10 10:37:16 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.
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