Bug 1646429 (CVE-2018-18455) - CVE-2018-18455 xpdf: heap-based buffer over-read in GfxImageColorMap class in GfxState.cc
Summary: CVE-2018-18455 xpdf: heap-based buffer over-read in GfxImageColorMap class in...
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Status: CLOSED UPSTREAM
Alias: CVE-2018-18455
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
low
low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1646430 1646431
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2018-11-05 14:48 UTC by Laura Pardo
Modified: 2019-09-29 15:01 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2019-06-10 10:41:50 UTC
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Description Laura Pardo 2018-11-05 14:48:34 UTC 
A flaw was found in Xpdf 4.00. A heap-based buffer over-read in the GfxImageColorMap class in GfxState.cc allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.


References:
https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41217 
https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/xpdf/2018_10_16/pdftoppm
Comment 1 Laura Pardo 2018-11-05 14:49:01 UTC 
Created xpdf tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 1646431]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1646430]
Comment 2 Product Security DevOps Team 2019-06-10 10:41:50 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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