CVE-2017-18186

qpdf: infinite loop due to looping xref tables in QPDF.cc

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Published Feb 13, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in QPDF before 7.0.0. There is an infinite loop due to looping xref tables in QPDF.cc.

Analysis

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Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:qpdf_project:qpdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-9321	An issue was discovered in QPDF before 7.0.0. There is an infinite loop due to looping xref tables in QPDF.cc.
Ubuntu USN	USN-3638-1	QPDF vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.118% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/commit/85f05cc57ffa0a863d9d9b23e73acea9410b2937
https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/issues/149
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18186
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3638-1/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18186

History

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Subscriptions

Qpdf Project Qpdf

Weaknesses

CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-835
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 9:13 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 13, 2018, 7:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 9:13 PM
Reserved: Feb 13, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:12 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 13, 2018, 7:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:12 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Aug 24, 2017, 12:00 AM

Severity: Low
Public date: Aug 24, 2017, 12:00 AM

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