Vulnerability in Qpdf Project
CVE-2017-9209
libqpdf.a in QPDF 6.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion and stack consumption) via a crafted PDF document, related to QPDFObjectHandle::parseInternal, aka qpdf-infiniteloop2.
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:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (72.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.015 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Qpdf Project — versions 6.0.0
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/21/qpdf-three-infinite-loop-in-libqpdf/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3638-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9209?
- CVE-2017-9209 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qpdf Project, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-05-23.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9209?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-9209 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.