Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting pdfresurrect package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-PDFRESURRECT-1252901
  • published21 Apr 2021
  • disclosed28 Apr 2021

Introduced: 21 Apr 2021

CVE-2021-3508  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:11 pdfresurrect.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pdfresurrect package and not the pdfresurrect package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in PDFResurrect in version 0.22b. There is an infinite loop in get_xref_linear_skipped() in pdf.c via a crafted PDF file.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1