Fedora EPEL 6 update for qpdf
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 7 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-11627 CVE-2017-11626 CVE-2017-11625 CVE-2017-11624 CVE-2017-9208 CVE-2017-9209 CVE-2017-9210 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-835 CWE-400 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system qpdf Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Fedoraproject |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 7 vulnerabilities.
1) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU12622
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11627
CWE-ID:
CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the PointerHolder function in PointerHolder.hh due to infinite loop. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger stack consumption and cause the service to crash.
Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 6.0
qpdf: before 5.1.1-3.el6
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2017-cbc54495c7
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU12621
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11626
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the QPDFTokenizer::resolveLiteral function in QPDFTokenizer.cc due to infinite loop after four consecutive calls to QPDFObjectHandle::parseInterna. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger stack consumption and cause the service to crash.
Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 6.0
qpdf: before 5.1.1-3.el6
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2017-cbc54495c7
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU12620
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11625
CWE-ID:
CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the QPDF::resolveObjectsInStream function in QPDF.cc due to infinite loop. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger stack consumption and cause the service to crash.
Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 6.0
qpdf: before 5.1.1-3.el6
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2017-cbc54495c7
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
4) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU12619
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11624
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the QPDFTokenizer::resolveLiteral function in QPDFTokenizer.cc due to infinite loop after two consecutive calls to QPDFObjectHandle::parseInterna. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger stack consumption and cause the service to crash.
Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 6.0
qpdf: before 5.1.1-3.el6
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2017-cbc54495c7
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
5) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU12628
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9208
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in releaseResolved functions due to infinite loop. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted PDF document, trigger stack consumption and cause the service to crash, aka qpdf-infiniteloop1.
Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 6.0
qpdf: before 5.1.1-3.el6
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2017-cbc54495c7
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
6) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU12629
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9209
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in QPDFObjectHandle::parseInternal due to infinite loop. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted PDF document, trigger stack consumption and cause the service to crash, aka qpdf-infiniteloop2.
Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 6.0
qpdf: before 5.1.1-3.el6
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2017-cbc54495c7
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
7) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU12630
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9210
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in unparse functions due to infinite loop. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted PDF document, trigger stack consumption and cause the service to crash, aka qpdf-infiniteloop3.
Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 6.0
qpdf: before 5.1.1-3.el6
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2017-cbc54495c7
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
