QPDF up to 6.x QPDFTokenizer.cc resolveLiteral resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in QPDF up to 6.x. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is the function QPDFTokenizer::resolveLiteral of the file QPDFTokenizer.cc. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2015-9252. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in QPDF up to 6.x. Affected is the function QPDFTokenizer::resolveLiteral of the file QPDFTokenizer.cc. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in QPDF before 7.0.0. Endless recursion causes stack exhaustion in QPDFTokenizer::resolveLiteral() in QPDFTokenizer.cc, related to the QPDF::resolve function in QPDF.cc.

The bug was discovered 02/13/2018. The weakness was released 02/13/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-9252 since 02/13/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 109600 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.10 : qpdf vulnerabilities (USN-3638-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 197126 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Qpdf Vulnerabilities (USN-3638-1)).

Upgrading to version 7.0.0 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 (109600). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-113203, VDB-113204, VDB-113205 and VDB-113206. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 109600
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.10 : qpdf vulnerabilities (USN-3638-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 62967
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for qpdf USN-3638-1
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: QPDF 7.0.0
Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: USN-3638-1
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2015-9252 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-9252
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113196
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/14/2018 08:16
Updated: 02/06/2023 14:31
Changes: 02/14/2018 08:16 (73), 01/04/2020 13:13 (2), 02/06/2023 14:27 (5), 02/06/2023 14:28 (1), 02/06/2023 14:31 (1)
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