| Name | CVE-2018-16369 |
| Description | XRef::fetch in XRef.cc in Xpdf 4.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted pdf file, related to AcroForm::scanField, as demonstrated by pdftohtml. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2018-7453. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| xpdf (PTS) | bullseye | 3.04+git20210103-3 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 3.04+git20220601-1 | vulnerable | |
| sid, trixie | 3.04+git20250304-1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xpdf | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant |
Crash in GUI/CLI tool, no security impact