Vulnerability in Qpdf Project
CVE-2017-11627
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."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (68.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- Qpdf Project — versions 6.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/qpdf/qpdf/issues/118 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3638-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.jp/2017/07/qpdfan-infinite-loop-in-libqpdf_21.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-11627?
- CVE-2017-11627 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qpdf Project, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-25.
- How severe is CVE-2017-11627?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.