Vulnerability · Published Jul 22, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-34503
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the qpdf package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 43.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
QPDF v8.4.2 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function QPDF::processXRefStream. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | qpdf | 9.0.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-34503 |
| Debian:13 | qpdf | 9.0.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-34503 |
| Debian:14 | qpdf | 9.0.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-34503 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/issues/701 x_refsource_MISC