CVE-2017-11624
First published: Tue Jul 25 2017(Updated: )
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 QPDFTokenizer::resolveLiteral function in QPDFTokenizer.cc after two consecutive calls to QPDFObjectHandle::parseInternal, aka an "infinite loop."
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| ubuntu/qpdf | <8.0.2-3~14.04.1 | 8.0.2-3~14.04.1 |
| ubuntu/qpdf | <7.0.0-1 | 7.0.0-1 |
| ubuntu/qpdf | <8.0.2-3~16.04.1 | 8.0.2-3~16.04.1 |
| debian/qpdf | 10.1.0-1 11.3.0-1+deb12u1 11.9.1-1 | |
| qpdf | =6.0.0 |
Never miss a vulnerability like this again
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
Reference Links
- http://somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.jp/2017/07/qpdfan-infinite-loop-in-libqpdf.html
- https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/issues/117
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3638-1/
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-11624
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-11624
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3638-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11624
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11624
- https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/commit/ac3c81a8edcb44e2669485630d6718c96a6ad6e9
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11624
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2017-11624?
CVE-2017-11624 has a severity rating that indicates it can lead to a denial of service due to stack consumption.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11624?
To fix CVE-2017-11624, update to QPDF version 7.0.0-1 or later as specified in the vendor's advisory.
Which versions of QPDF are affected by CVE-2017-11624?
CVE-2017-11624 affects QPDF versions before 7.0.0 and specifically version 6.0.0.
Can CVE-2017-11624 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2017-11624 can potentially be exploited remotely through crafted files that trigger the vulnerability.
What components of QPDF are involved in CVE-2017-11624?
CVE-2017-11624 involves the QPDFTokenizer::resolveLiteral function in the libqpdf library.
- agent/type
- agent/first-publish-date
- collector/launchpad-cve
- source/Launchpad
- agent/weakness
- agent/description
- agent/severity
- collector/usn-cve
- source/Ubuntu
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/references
- agent/remedy
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/event
- collector/security-tracker-debian
- source/Debian
- agent/trending
- agent/source
- agent/author
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-cve
- source/NVD
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- collector/nvd-index
- package-manager/ubuntu
- package-manager/debian
- vendor/qpdf project
- canonical/qpdf
- version/qpdf/6.0.0