CVE-2017-18184

qpdf: out-of-bounds read in iterate_rc4 in QPDF_encryption.cc

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · August 23, 2017

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

A stack-based out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the way QPDF parsed PDF files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash QPDF, under certain conditions, by tricking it into processing crafted QPDF files.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read