CVE-2017-9208: canonical ubuntu_linux Infinite Loop
CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2017-9208UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9208DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9208
Published 23-05-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-9208 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Infinite Loop vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.35%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 3Timeline
- 23-05-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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 releaseResolved functions, aka qpdf-infiniteloop1.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.35%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
71%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.35% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score1.35%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Alpine1 product
- qpdf< 7.0.0-r0
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL14.04 | 16.04 | 17.10
Debian1 product
- qpdf< 7.0.0-1
Qpdf_project1 product
- qpdf6.0.0
Ubuntu1 product
- qpdf< 8.0.2-3~14.04.1 | < 8.0.2-3~16.04.1
5 vendors · 5 products
References
8 links- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/21/qpdf-three-infinite-loop-in-libqpdf/X Refsource MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
