CVE-2017-18186

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-08-24
CWE:
CWE-400
Bugzilla:
1545288: CVE-2017-18186 qpdf: infinite loop due to looping xref tables in QPDF.cc
A denial of service flaw was found in the way QPDF parsed PDF files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to cause QPDF to enter an infinite loop by tricking it into processing crafted QPDF files.

Find out more about CVE-2017-18186 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 3.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 qpdf Affected

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