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
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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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A stack-based out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the way QPDF parsed PDF files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash QPDF, under certain conditions, by tricking it into processing crafted QPDF files.
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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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