Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting qpdf package, versions <7.0.0-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-QPDF-5694155
  • published25 Jul 2017
  • disclosed25 Jul 2017

Introduced: 25 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-11627  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 qpdf to version 7.0.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qpdf package and not the qpdf package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

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."