CVE-2018-18020

low

Description

In QPDF 8.2.1, in libqpdf/QPDFWriter.cc, QPDFWriter::unparseObject and QPDFWriter::unparseChild have recursive calls for a long time, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file.

References

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00037.html

https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/issues/243

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-10-06

Updated: 2023-08-30

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 3.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Severity: Low