VDB-113204 · CVE-2017-18184 · USN-3638-1

QPDF up to 6.x QPDF_encryption.cc iterate_rc4 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in QPDF up to 6.x. This vulnerability affects the function iterate_rc4 of the file QPDF_encryption.cc. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-18184. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in QPDF up to 6.x. Affected by this issue is the function iterate_rc4 of the file QPDF_encryption.cc. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in QPDF before 7.0.0. There is a stack-based out-of-bounds read in the function iterate_rc4 in QPDF_encryption.cc.

The bug was discovered 08/23/2017. The weakness was shared 02/13/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-18184 since 02/13/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 174 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. 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). The entries VDB-113196, VDB-113203, VDB-113205 and VDB-113206 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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QPDF

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License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: 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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: QPDF 7.0.0
Patch: github.com

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08/23/2017 🔍
02/13/2018 +174 days 🔍
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02/14/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/07/2018 +82 days 🔍
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