Description
An issue was discovered in Xpdf 4.00. catalog->getNumPages() in AcroForm.cc
allows attackers to launch a denial of service (hang caused by large loop)
via a specific pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftohtml. This is mainly
caused by a large number after the /Count field in the file.
#### Notes
Author| Note
---|---
[jdstrand](<https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand>) | xpdf in koffice is 2.0
[mdeslaur](<https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur>) | no indication this affects poppler
Affected Package
Related
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