CVE-2018-18020
LOWqpdf 8.2.1 - Denial of Service via Recursive UnparseObject Calls
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/issues/243
Mailing List mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00037.html
Scores
CVSS v3
3.3
EPSS
0.0128
EPSS Percentile
66.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Details
CWE
CWE-674
Status
published
Products (1)
qpdf_project/qpdf
8.2.1
Published
Oct 06, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026