CVE-2017-18185
qpdf: large heap-based out-of-bounds read in the Pl_Buffer::write function in Pl_Buffer.cc
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Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · August 27, 2017
Updated · November 22, 2025
Description
An integer overflow flaw leading to heap-based out-of-bounds read was found in the way QPDF parsed PDF files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash QPDF 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 · 3.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read