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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18020

In QPDF 8.2.1, in libqpdf/QPDFWriter.cc, QPDFWriter::unparseObject and QPDFWriter::unparseChild have recursive calls for a long time, which allows rem...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 qpdf

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.0.0-1"}]}]

Debian:13 qpdf

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.0.0-1"}]}]

Debian:14 qpdf

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.0.0-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org