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QPDF vulnerabilities

2021-08-0200:00:00
ubuntu.com
86
qpdf
ubuntu 16.04 esm
denial of service
code execution
pdf files

CVSS2

4.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

6.4

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

51.7%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Packages

  • qpdf - tools for transforming and inspecting PDF files

Details

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

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. (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)

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Ubuntu16.04noarchlibqpdf21< 8.0.2-3~16.04.1+esm1UNKNOWN
Ubuntu16.04noarchlibqpdf-dev< 8.0.2-3~16.04.1UNKNOWN
Ubuntu16.04noarchlibqpdf21< 8.0.2-3~16.04.1UNKNOWN
Ubuntu16.04noarchlibqpdf21-dbgsym< 8.0.2-3~16.04.1UNKNOWN
Ubuntu16.04noarchqpdf< 8.0.2-3~16.04.1UNKNOWN
Ubuntu16.04noarchqpdf-dbgsym< 8.0.2-3~16.04.1UNKNOWN
Ubuntu16.04noarchqpdf< 8.0.2-3~16.04.1+esm1UNKNOWN

CVSS2

4.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

6.4

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

51.7%