CVE-2018-8104

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    CVE-2018-8104

    Published: 14 Mar 2018Last Modified: 14 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The BufStream::lookChar function in Stream.cc in xpdf 4.00 allows attackers to launch denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a specific pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftohtml.

    References: https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=652

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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    Low
    High