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Status published
Medium
CVE-2017-9210
libqpdf.a in QPDF 6.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a...
Vulnerability Description
libqpdf.a in QPDF 6.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion and stack consumption) via a crafted PDF document, related to unparse functions, aka qpdf-infiniteloop3.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
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Affected Vendor
qpdf project
View all reports →Affected Software
qpdf, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
6.0.0, 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 23rd, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.