Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-18186
An issue was discovered in QPDF before 7.0.0. There is an infinite loop due to looping xref tables in QPDF.cc.
Products affected by CVE-2017-18186
- cpe:2.3:a:qpdf_project:qpdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-18186
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-2017-18186
| 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-2017-18186
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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-2017-18186
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https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/commit/85f05cc57ffa0a863d9d9b23e73acea9410b2937
Detect xref pointer infinite loop (fixes #149) · qpdf/qpdf@85f05cc · GitHubThird Party Advisory
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https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/issues/149
xref loop causes qpdf to hang · Issue #149 · qpdf/qpdf · GitHubThird Party Advisory
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/3638-1/
USN-3638-1: QPDF vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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