CVE-2017-18184
published 2018-02-13CVE-2017-18184: An issue was discovered in QPDF before 7.0.0. There is a stack-based out-of-bounds read in the function iterate_rc4 in QPDF_encryption.cc.
PriorityP418medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.68%
48.3th percentile
An issue was discovered in QPDF before 7.0.0. There is a stack-based out-of-bounds read in the function iterate_rc4 in QPDF_encryption.cc.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | qpdf | < qpdf 7.0.0-1 (bookworm) | qpdf 7.0.0-1 (bookworm) |
| qpdf_project | qpdf | < 7.0.0 | 7.0.0 |
| qpdf_project | qpdf | >= 0 < 7.0.0-1 | 7.0.0-1 |
| qpdf_project | qpdf | >= 0 < 7.0.0-1 | 7.0.0-1 |
| qpdf_project | qpdf | >= 0 < 7.0.0-1 | 7.0.0-1 |
| qpdf_project | qpdf | >= 0 < 7.0.0-1 | 7.0.0-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-f5x9-mwv6-rmv7: An issue was discovered in QPDF before 7
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2017-18184 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 GHSA-f5x9-mwv6-rmv7: An issue was discovered in QPDF before 7
An issue was discovered in QPDF before 7.0.0. There is a stack-based out-of-bounds read in the function iterate_rc4 in QPDF_encryption.cc.
OSV
CVE-2017-18184: An issue was discovered in QPDF before 7
osv·2018-02-13·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-18184 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-18184: An issue was discovered in QPDF before 7
An issue was discovered in QPDF before 7.0.0. There is a stack-based out-of-bounds read in the function iterate_rc4 in QPDF_encryption.cc.
Ubuntu
QPDF vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2018-05-07
CVE-2015-9252 QPDF vulnerabilities
Title: QPDF vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in QPDF.
It was discovered that QPDF incorrectly handled certain malformed files. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause QPDF to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Instructions: This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
Red Hat
qpdf: out-of-bounds read in iterate_rc4 in QPDF_encryption.cc
vendor_redhat·2017-08-23·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-18184 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 qpdf: out-of-bounds read in iterate_rc4 in QPDF_encryption.cc
qpdf: out-of-bounds read in iterate_rc4 in QPDF_encryption.cc
An issue was discovered in QPDF before 7.0.0. There is a stack-based out-of-bounds read in the function iterate_rc4 in QPDF_encryption.cc.
A stack-based out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the way QPDF parsed PDF files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash QPDF, under certain conditions, by tricking it into processing crafted QPDF files.
Package: qpdf (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Package: qpdf (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2017-18184: qpdf - An issue was discovered in QPDF before 7.0.0. There is a stack-based out-of-boun...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-18184 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-18184: qpdf - An issue was discovered in QPDF before 7.0.0. There is a stack-based out-of-boun...
An issue was discovered in QPDF before 7.0.0. There is a stack-based out-of-bounds read in the function iterate_rc4 in QPDF_encryption.cc.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 7.0.0-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 7.0.0-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 7.0.0-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 7.0.0-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 7.0.0-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2018-02-13
Published