Infinite vice 6.0.0 libqpdf QPDF.cc resolveObjectsInStream Infinite Loop memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Infinite vice 6.0.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function QPDF::resolveObjectsInStream of the file QPDF.cc of the component libqpdf. The manipulation as part of Infinite Loop leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-11625. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Infinite vice 6.0.0. This issue affects the function QPDF::resolveObjectsInStream of the file QPDF.cc of the component libqpdf. The manipulation as part of a Infinite Loop leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

A stack-consumption vulnerability was found in libqpdf in QPDF 6.0.0, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file, related to the QPDF::resolveObjectsInStream function in QPDF.cc, aka an "infinite loop."

The bug was discovered 06/04/2017. The weakness was released 07/25/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.jp. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-11625 since 07/25/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 51 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 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (102215). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-101717, VDB-101718, VDB-101719 and VDB-104500. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Infinite

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• vice

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• 6.0.0

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