Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-18183
An issue was discovered in QPDF before 7.0.0. There is an infinite loop in the QPDFWriter::enqueueObject() function in libqpdf/QPDFWriter.cc.
Products affected by CVE-2017-18183
- cpe:2.3:a:qpdf_project:qpdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-18183
0.12%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 44 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-18183
| 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
|
NIST | |
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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
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-18183
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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-2017-18183
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https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/issues/143
stack overflow / crash on malformed input in QPDFWriter::enqueueObject(QPDFObjectHandle) · Issue #143 · qpdf/qpdf · GitHubThird Party Advisory
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https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/commit/8249a26d69f72b9cda584c14cc3f12769985e481
Fix infinite loop in QPDFWriter (fixes #143) · qpdf/qpdf@8249a26 · GitHubPatch;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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