Bug 1545283 (CVE-2017-18185) - CVE-2017-18185 qpdf: large heap-based out-of-bounds read in the Pl_Buffer::write function in Pl_Buffer.cc
Summary: CVE-2017-18185 qpdf: large heap-based out-of-bounds read in the Pl_Buffer::wr...
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: CVE-2017-18185
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: 1554716 1554717
Blocks: 1545293
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Reported: 2018-02-14 14:29 UTC by Laura Pardo
Modified: 2021-02-17 00:49 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

Fixed In Version: qpdf 7.1.1
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An integer overflow flaw leading to heap-based out-of-bounds read was found in the way QPDF parsed PDF files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash QPDF by tricking it into processing crafted QPDF files.
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Last Closed: 2019-07-12 13:05:03 UTC
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Description Laura Pardo 2018-02-14 14:29:14 UTC 
A flaw was found in QPDF before 7.0.0. There is a large heap-based out-of-bounds read in the Pl_Buffer::write function in Pl_Buffer.cc. It is caused by an integer overflow in the PNG filter. This allows an attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

External References:

https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/issues/150

Upstream Patch(es):

https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/commit/ec7d74a386c0b2f38990079c3b0d2a2b30be0e71
https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/commit/6d46346eb93d5032c08cf1e39023b5d57260a766
https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/commit/1868a10f8b06631362618bfc85ca8646da4b4b71
Comment 3 Product Security DevOps Team 2019-07-12 13:05:03 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-2017-18185
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