Bug 2111327 (CVE-2022-34503)

Summary: CVE-2022-34503 qpdf: a heap buffer overflow via the function QPDF::processXRefStream
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Sandipan Roy <saroy>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: twaugh, zdohnal
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A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in qpdf via the QPDF::processXRefStream() function. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.
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Bug Depends On: 2111329    
Bug Blocks: 2111232    

Description Sandipan Roy 2022-07-27 04:23:16 UTC
QPDF v8.4.2 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function QPDF::processXRefStream. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.

https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/issues/701

Comment 1 Sandipan Roy 2022-07-27 04:25:03 UTC
Created qpdf tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2111329]

Comment 2 Zdenek Dohnal 2022-07-27 11:12:49 UTC
I cannot reproduce in RHEL 8 or RHEL 9 as well.

Comment 4 Product Security DevOps Team 2022-08-30 20:25:51 UTC
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2022-34503