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Debian: CVE-2018-18020: qpdf -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2018-18020: qpdf -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
10/06/2018
Created
08/31/2023
Added
08/31/2023
Modified
08/31/2023

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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-qpdf

References

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