CVE-2018-8100: Xpdfreader Xpdf

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 demonstrated by pdftohtml.

Affected products

• Xpdfreader Xpdf: version 4.00 only

Published 2018-03-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.