vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2017-18184: qpdf: out-of-bounds read in iterate_rc4 in QPDF_encryption.cc
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Feb 13, 2018 | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Feb 13, 2018
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
An issue was discovered in QPDF before 7.0.0. There is a stack-based out-of-bounds read in the function iterate_rc4 in QPDF_encryption.cc.
Solution
no-fix-redhat-rpm-package
References
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