CVE-2018-8100 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via a crafted PDF file exploiting a heap-based buffer overflow in xpdf.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-8100?
CVE-2018-8100 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Xpdfreader Xpdf, published on 14 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The JPXStream::readTilePart function in JPXStream.cc in xpdf 4.00 allows attackers to launch denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a specific pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftohtml.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8100?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xpdfreader Xpdf.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8100?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8100 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-8100 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8100 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Xpdfreader Xpdf
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-8100, GHSA-mpq7-8p6c-8w2f, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8100.