TI-2018-11730 Aliases CVE-2018-16369 GHSA-8qjh-h494-v558

XRef::fetch in XRef.cc in Xpdf 4.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…

LOW 28Published 2018-09-03 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01618 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf:4.00:::::::*	4.00	Vulnerable	Xpdfreader

cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf:4.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.00 Vulnerable ·Xpdfreader

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-16369
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8qjh-h494-v558

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/xpdf

TI-2021-11232 Integer overflow in Apple macOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2024-03046 Stack overflow in Xpdf 4.05 due to object loop in attachments CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2024-03045 Stack overflow in Xpdf 4.05 due to object loop in PDF object stream CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2023-02492 Stack overflow in Xpdf 4.04 due to object loop in PDF embedded file tree CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2022-22500 Stack overflow vulnerability in function gmalloc in goo/gmem.cc in xpdf 4.04, allows… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2022-22499 Stack overflow vulnerability in function Dict::find in xpdf/Dict.cc in xpdf 4.04, allows… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

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Sources

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