Bug 1545278 (CVE-2017-18184) - CVE-2017-18184 qpdf: out-of-bounds read in iterate_rc4 in QPDF_encryption.cc
Summary: CVE-2017-18184 qpdf: out-of-bounds read in iterate_rc4 in QPDF_encryption.cc
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: CVE-2017-18184
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1554698 1554700
Blocks: 1545293
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Reported: 2018-02-14 14:23 UTC by Laura Pardo
Modified: 2021-02-17 00:49 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: qpdf 7.1.1
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Last Closed: 2019-06-08 03:40:01 UTC
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Description Laura Pardo 2018-02-14 14:23:07 UTC 
A flaw was found in QPDF before 7.1.1 There is a stack-based out-of-bounds read in the function iterate_rc4 in QPDF_encryption.cc. This allows an attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

External References:

https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/issues/147

Upstream Patch:

https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/commit/dea704f0ab7f625e1e7b3f9a1110b45b63157317
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