CVE-2017-11626

qpdf: Infinite loop in QPDFTokenizer::resolveLiteral function in QPDFTokenizer.cc

Published Jul 25, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
A stack-consumption vulnerability was found in libqpdf in QPDF 6.0.0, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file, related to the QPDFTokenizer::resolveLiteral function in QPDFTokenizer.cc after four consecutive calls to QPDFObjectHandle::parseInternal, aka an "infinite loop."

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-3238 A stack-consumption vulnerability was found in libqpdf in QPDF 6.0.0, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file, related to the QPDFTokenizer::resolveLiteral function in QPDFTokenizer.cc after four consecutive calls to QPDFObjectHandle::parseInternal, aka an "infinite loop."
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3638-1 QPDF vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 6:12 PM
Reserved
Jul 25, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 25, 2017, 11:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:02 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jul 25, 2017, 12:00 AM