CVE-2021-36978
Public on 2021-07-20
Modified on 2024-02-25
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.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | qpdf | 2023-06-21 | ALAS2-2023-2104 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | qpdf | 2024-01-03 | ALAS2-2024-2409 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |