CVE-2018-16368 — SplashXPath::strokeAdjust in splash/SplashXPath.cc in Xpdf 4.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftoppm

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SplashXPath::strokeAdjust in splash/SplashXPath.cc in Xpdf 4.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftoppm

Published Sep 3, 2018

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.14%

Description

SplashXPath::strokeAdjust in splash/SplashXPath.cc in Xpdf 4.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftoppm.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.14% 0.01140

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01140

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.14% (0.01140)	65.43th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Aug 23, 2026	1.68% (0.01682)	74.81th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.11% (0.00107)	43.91th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 13, 2024	0.11% (0.00107)	43.92th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 22, 2024	0.09% (0.00086)	36.90th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.09% (0.00086)	34.89th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	0.65% (0.00651)	18.22th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	0.65% (0.00651)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

References (1)

https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/xpdf
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/xpdf		x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Sep 3, 2018

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Sep 2, 2018

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CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2018-16368

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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