Use After Free Affecting qpdf-doc package, versions <0:5.0.1-4.amzn2.0.2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.54% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-QPDFDOC-6149419
  • published10 Jan 2024
  • disclosed11 Aug 2023

Introduced: 11 Aug 2023

CVE-2021-25786  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 qpdf-doc to version 0:5.0.1-4.amzn2.0.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2409.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qpdf-doc package and not the qpdf-doc package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in QPDF version 10.0.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted .pdf file to Pl_ASCII85Decoder::write parameter in libqpdf.

CVSS Base Scores

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