Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-18459 - NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Xpdfreader Xpdf 4.00

047910
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL

Summary

The function DCTStream::getBlock in Stream.cc in Xpdf 4.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftoppm.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Xpdfreader
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)