Bug 1112431 – VUL-1: CVE-2018-18458: xpdf: DCTStream:decodeImage NULL pointer dereference

Bug 1112431 - (CVE-2018-18458) VUL-1: CVE-2018-18458: xpdf: DCTStream:decodeImage NULL pointer dereference

(CVE-2018-18458)
Summary:	VUL-1: CVE-2018-18458: xpdf: DCTStream:decodeImage NULL pointer dereference

Status:	NEW

Classification:	Novell Products
Product:	SUSE Security Incidents
Classification:	Novell Products
Component:	Incidents
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	Other Other

Priority:	P4 - Low Severity: Minor
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Assigned To:	Peter Simons
QA Contact:	Security Team bot

URL:	https://smash.suse.de/issue/216990/
Whiteboard:	CVSSv3:SUSE:CVE-2018-18458:3.3:(AV:L...
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Blocks:	1133493
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Reported:	2018-10-18 14:14 UTC by Karol Babioch
Modified:	2020-06-29 06:36 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Karol Babioch 2018-10-18 14:14:10 UTC

CVE-2018-18458

The function DCTStream::decodeImage in Stream.cc in Xpdf 4.00 allows remote
attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a
crafted pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftoppm.

References:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2018-18458
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2018/CVE-2018-18458.html