Description
libqpdf.a in QPDF through 8.0.2 mishandles certain "expected dictionary key but found non-name object" cases, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack exhaustion), related to the QPDFObjectHandle and QPDF_Dictionary classes, because nesting in direct objects is not restricted.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2018-21510 | libqpdf.a in QPDF through 8.0.2 mishandles certain "expected dictionary key but found non-name object" cases, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack exhaustion), related to the QPDFObjectHandle and QPDF_Dictionary classes, because nesting in direct objects is not restricted. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3638-1 | QPDF vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T07:24:56.362Z
Reserved: 2018-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2018-9918
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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-04-10T18:29:00.450
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:15:50.427
Link: CVE-2018-9918
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD
Ubuntu USN