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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2110-PDFRESURRECT-1736000
  • published8 Feb 2022
  • disclosed28 Apr 2021

Introduced: 28 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 Ubuntu:21.10 pdfresurrect.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pdfresurrect package and not the pdfresurrect package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:21.10 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