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.
EPSS: 0.014 (70.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Qpdf_project Qpdf — versions 6.0.0
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, 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.