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HistoryAug 11, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

CVE-2021-25786

2023-08-1100:00:00
ubuntu.com
ubuntu.com
10
qpdf
remote code execution
pdf file
pl_ascii85decoder
libqpdf
vulnerability

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

5.5

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

42.7%

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.

Bugs

Notes

Author Note
mdeslaur This appears to be a dupe of CVE-2021-36978, same bug and fix commits. Updating as such.
OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu18.04noarchqpdf< 8.0.2-3ubuntu0.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchqpdf< 9.1.1-1ubuntu0.1UNKNOWN
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

5.5

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

42.7%