Description
QPDF 9.x through 9.1.1 and 10.x through 10.0.4 has a heap-based buffer overflow in Pl_ASCII85Decoder::write (called from Pl_AES_PDF::flush and Pl_AES_PDF::finish) when a certain downstream write fails.
Published: 2021-07-20
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3548-1 qpdf security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5026-1 QPDF vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5026-2 QPDF vulnerabilities
History

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Qpdf Project Qpdf
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-10-15T17:14:33.718Z

Reserved: 2021-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-36978

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T01:09:07.769Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-07-20T07:15:08.030

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:14:25.750

Link: CVE-2021-36978

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2021-01-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-36978 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses