CVE-2017-18185
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.16%
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-18185
To remediate CVE-2017-18185, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/qpdf—upgrade to 7.0.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-18185 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 7.0.0-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |