What is CVE-2018-11033?

CVE-2018-11033 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xpdfreader Xpdf, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2018-11033?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-11033 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Xpdfreader Xpdf

CVE-2018-11033

The DCTStream::readHuffSym function in Stream.cc in the DCT decoder in xpdf before 4.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JPEG data.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.013 (66.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Xpdfreader Xpdf — versions 4.00
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

andir/nixos-issue-db-example

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11033?: CVE-2018-11033 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xpdfreader Xpdf, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2018-11033?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-11033 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.