5.5

CVE-2017-18185: qpdf_project qpdf Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-18185DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18185
Published 13-02-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-18185 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in qpdf_project qpdf. EPSS estimates a 1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.05%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
USN-3638-1

Timeline

  1. 13-02-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in QPDF before 7.0.0. There is a large heap-based out-of-bounds read in the Pl_Buffer::write function in Pl_Buffer.cc. It is caused by an integer overflow in the PNG filter.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.05%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

64%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.06% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.05%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • qpdf< 7.0.0-1
Qpdf_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • qpdf< 8.0.2-3~14.04.1 | < 8.0.2-3~16.04.1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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