What is CVE-2018-8100?

CVE-2018-8100 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xpdfreader Xpdf, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-03-14.

How severe is CVE-2018-8100?

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

Is CVE-2018-8100 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Xpdfreader Xpdf

CVE-2018-8100

The JPXStream::readTilePart function in JPXStream.cc in xpdf 4.00 allows attackers to launch denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a specific pdf file, as demonst…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.009 (56.8th 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-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8100?: CVE-2018-8100 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xpdfreader Xpdf, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-03-14.
How severe is CVE-2018-8100?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-8100 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.