CVE-2022-34503 — Out-of-bounds Write in Project Qpdf

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds WriteCWE-772 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective LifetimeCWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer6 documents6 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 34.80%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Qpdf Project Qpdf
Timeline
PublishedJul 22
Latest updateJul 23

Description

QPDF v8.4.2 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function QPDF::processXRefStream. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debianqpdf_project/qpdf< 9.0.0-1+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-w55w-49h8-p8xc: QPDF v8↗2022-07-23
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CVEList
CVE-2022-34503: QPDF v8↗2022-07-22
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OSV
CVE-2022-34503: QPDF v8↗2022-07-22
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
qpdf: a heap buffer overflow via the function QPDF::processXRefStream↗2022-07-22
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Debian
CVE-2022-34503: qpdf - QPDF v8.4.2 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function QP...↗2022
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