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 PointerHolder function in PointerHolder.hh, 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 |
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CVE-2017-11627 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability due to stack consumption.
To fix CVE-2017-11627, upgrade to a patched version of qpdf that is listed in the affected software section.
CVE-2017-11627 affects qpdf version 6.0.0 and prior versions in various distributions.
Yes, CVE-2017-11627 can be exploited remotely via crafted files causing denial of service.
CVE-2017-11627 can cause degradation in system performance by entering an infinite loop.