Bug 2231536 (CVE-2021-25786)

Summary: CVE-2021-25786 qpdf: Heap use after free in Pl_ASCII85Decoder::write
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Pedro Sampaio <psampaio>
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Fixed In Version: qpdf 11.5.0 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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A flaw was found in the qpdf package. This issue may allow attackers to crash the system or execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pdf file to the Pl_ASCII85Decoder::write parameter in libqpdf.
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Bug Depends On: 2231537, 2231538    
Bug Blocks: 2231539    

Description Pedro Sampaio 2023-08-11 18:45:23 UTC
An issue was discovered in QPDF version 10.0.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted .pdf file to Pl_ASCII85Decoder::write parameter in libqpdf.

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https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/issues/492