There is a stack consumption issue in md5Round1() located in Decrypt.cc in Xpdf 4.01
Published Mar 6, 2019
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.20%
Description
There is a stack consumption issue in md5Round1() located in Decrypt.cc in Xpdf 4.01. It can be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to (for example) the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact. This is related to Catalog::countPageTree.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.01
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.20% (0.01195) | 66.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.20% (0.01195) | 66.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00112) | 44.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00112) | 44.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00112) | 42.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 49.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.40% (0.03396) | 67.40th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.40% (0.03396) | 67.08th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.78% (0.00777) | 52.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.78% (0.00777) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41263 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-function-md5round1-xpdf-4-01/ x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41263 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-function-md5round1-xpdf-4-01/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory |
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