Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2018-7453 (CCN-139513)

Assigned:2018-02-12
Published:2018-02-12
Updated:2019-10-03
Summary:Infinite recursion in AcroForm::scanField in AcroForm.cc in xpdf 4.00 allows attackers to launch denial of service via a specific pdf file due to lack of loop checking, as demonstrated by pdftohtml.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
5.1 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
3.3 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
3.1 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:U/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
1.7 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-835
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2018-7453

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
xpdf-cve20187453-dos(139513)

Source: CCN
Type: xpdf Web site
Re: [xpdf 4.00] Infinite recursion in Catalog::countPageTree && AcroForm::scanField

Source: MISC
Type: Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?p=814#p814

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2018-7453

Source: CCN
Type: XpdfReader Web site
XpdfReader

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:xpdfreader:xpdf:4.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:xpdfreader:xpdf:4.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201874530000000
    V
    		CVE-2018-7453 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2018-02-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20187453000
    V
    		CVE-2018-7453 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - low.
    2018-02-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20187453000
    V
    		CVE-2018-7453 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2018-02-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:201874530000000
    V
    		CVE-2018-7453 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - low.
    2018-02-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20187453000
    V
    		CVE-2018-7453 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
    2018-02-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201874530000000
    V
    		CVE-2018-7453 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
    2018-02-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20187453000
    V
    		CVE-2018-7453 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
    2018-02-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201874530000000
    V
    		CVE-2018-7453 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
    2018-02-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20187453000
    V
    		CVE-2018-7453 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.
    2018-02-24
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