The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202401-20 (QPDF: Buffer Overflow)

  - QPDF 9.x through 9.1.1 and 10.x through 10.0.4 has a heap-based buffer overflow in     Pl_ASCII85Decoder::write (called from Pl_AES_PDF::flush and Pl_AES_PDF::finish) when a certain downstream     write fails. (CVE-2021-36978)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:3248-1 advisory.

  - QPDF 9.x through 9.1.1 and 10.x through 10.0.4 has a heap-based buffer overflow in     Pl_ASCII85Decoder::write (called from Pl_AES_PDF::flush and Pl_AES_PDF::finish) when a certain downstream     write fails. (CVE-2021-36978)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:2670-1 advisory.

  - QPDF 9.x through 9.1.1 and 10.x through 10.0.4 has a heap-based buffer overflow in     Pl_ASCII85Decoder::write (called from Pl_AES_PDF::flush and Pl_AES_PDF::finish) when a certain downstream     write fails. (CVE-2021-36978)

  - QPDF v8.4.2 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function QPDF::processXRefStream.
    This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.
    (CVE-2022-34503)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3548 advisory.

  - 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. (CVE-2018-18020)

  - An issue was discovered in QPDF version 10.0.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via     crafted .pdf file to Pl_ASCII85Decoder::write parameter in libqpdf. (CVE-2021-25786)

  - QPDF 9.x through 9.1.1 and 10.x through 10.0.4 has a heap-based buffer overflow in     Pl_ASCII85Decoder::write (called from Pl_AES_PDF::flush and Pl_AES_PDF::finish) when a certain downstream     write fails. (CVE-2021-36978)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of qpdf installed on the remote host is prior to 5.0.1-4. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2104 advisory.

    QPDF 9.x through 9.1.1 and 10.x through 10.0.4 has a heap-based buffer overflow in     Pl_ASCII85Decoder::write (called from Pl_AES_PDF::flush and Pl_AES_PDF::finish) when a certain downstream     write fails. (CVE-2021-36978)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5026-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that QPDF incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF files. A remote attacker could use     this issue to cause QPDF to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected     Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-18020)

    It was discovered that QPDF incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF files. A remote attacker could use     this issue to cause QPDF to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
    (CVE-2021-36978)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:2669-1 advisory.

  - QPDF 9.x through 9.1.1 and 10.x through 10.0.4 has a heap-based buffer overflow in     Pl_ASCII85Decoder::write (called from Pl_AES_PDF::flush and Pl_AES_PDF::finish) when a certain downstream     write fails. (CVE-2021-36978)

  - QPDF v8.4.2 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function QPDF::processXRefStream.
    This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.
    (CVE-2022-34503)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of qpdf installed on the remote host is prior to 5.0.1-4. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2409 advisory.

    2024-01-17: CVE-2021-36978 was added to this advisory.

    An issue was discovered in QPDF version 10.0.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via     crafted .pdf file to Pl_ASCII85Decoder::write parameter in libqpdf. (CVE-2021-25786)

    QPDF 9.x through 9.1.1 and 10.x through 10.0.4 has a heap-based buffer overflow in     Pl_ASCII85Decoder::write (called from Pl_AES_PDF::flush and Pl_AES_PDF::finish) when a certain downstream     write fails. (CVE-2021-36978)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5026-2 advisory.

    USN-5026-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in QPDF. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu     16.04 ESM.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - qpdf: Heap use after free in Pl_ASCII85Decoder::write (CVE-2021-25786)

  - qpdf: heap-based buffer overflow in Pl_ASCII85Decoder::write() when a certain downstream write fails     (CVE-2021-36978)

  - 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. (CVE-2018-18020)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
188047	GLSA-202401-20 : QPDF: Buffer Overflow	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	1/15/2024	1/15/2024	medium
164979	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : qpdf (SUSE-SU-2022:3248-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	9/13/2022	7/14/2023	medium
163880	SUSE SLES15 Security Update : qpdf (SUSE-SU-2022:2670-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	8/5/2022	7/14/2023	medium
180269	Debian DLA-3548-1 : qpdf - LTS security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	8/30/2023	9/28/2023	medium
177871	Amazon Linux 2 : qpdf (ALAS-2023-2104)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	7/1/2023	12/11/2024	medium
152145	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : QPDF vulnerabilities (USN-5026-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	7/29/2021	8/28/2024	medium
163874	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : qpdf (SUSE-SU-2022:2669-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	8/5/2022	7/14/2023	medium
187822	Amazon Linux 2 : qpdf (ALAS-2024-2409)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	1/9/2024	12/11/2024	medium
152178	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : QPDF vulnerabilities (USN-5026-2)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	8/2/2021	10/29/2024	medium
198778	RHEL 8 : qpdf (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	6/3/2024	6/3/2024	medium

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