QPDF 6.0.0 PDF Document libqpdf.a resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in QPDF 6.0.0. This affects an unknown part of the file libqpdf.a of the component PDF Document Handler. This manipulation causes resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-9210. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in QPDF 6.0.0. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file libqpdf.a of the component PDF Document Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

libqpdf.a in QPDF 6.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion and stack consumption) via a crafted PDF document, related to unparse functions, aka qpdf-infiniteloop3.

The bug was discovered 05/21/2017. The weakness was shared 05/23/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at blogs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-9210 since 05/22/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102215 (Fedora 26 : qpdf (2017-e58a762c3f)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171628 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for qpdf (SUSE-SU-2018:3066-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (102215). The entries VDB-101717, VDB-101718, VDB-104500 and VDB-104501 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 102215
Nessus Name: Fedora 26 : qpdf (2017-e58a762c3f)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for qpdf FEDORA-2017-e58a762c3f
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Recommended: Upgrade
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08/07/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/07/2022 +1948 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2017-e58a762c3f
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-9210 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9210
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101719
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-9210 - QPDF - Denial of Service Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/23/2017 13:07
Updated: 12/07/2022 09:24
Changes: 05/23/2017 13:07 (72), 10/02/2020 16:31 (4), 12/07/2022 09:20 (4), 12/07/2022 09:24 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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