Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-11624
A stack-consumption vulnerability was found in libqpdf in QPDF 6.0.0, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file, related to the QPDFTokenizer::resolveLiteral function in QPDFTokenizer.cc after two consecutive calls to QPDFObjectHandle::parseInternal, aka an "infinite loop."
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2017-11624
- cpe:2.3:a:qpdf_project:qpdf:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-11624
0.13%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 47 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-11624
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST | |
5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-11624
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The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-11624
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https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/issues/117
An infinite loop · Issue #117 · qpdf/qpdf · GitHubExploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/3638-1/
USN-3638-1: QPDF vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.jp/2017/07/qpdfan-infinite-loop-in-libqpdf.html
qpdf:An infinite loop in libqpdfExploit;Third Party Advisory
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