Is CVE-2017-18185 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-18185 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-18185?

CVE-2017-18185 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2017-18185?

Patch guidance is available from qpdf project security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2017-18185.

CVE-2017-18185 - remediation guidance & executive summary

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read

Metadata

Primary Vendor: QPDF_PROJECT
Published: 2/13/2018
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2017-18185

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