Is CVE-2017-9209 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-9209 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-9209?

CVE-2017-9209 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2017-9209?

Patch guidance is available from qpdf project security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2017-9209.

CVE-2017-9209 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2017-9209?

4 products: qpdf project qpdf, canonical ubuntu linux, canonical ubuntu linux, canonical ubuntu linux.

Description

libqpdf.a in QPDF 6.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion and stack consumption) via a crafted PDF document, related to QPDFObjectHandle::parseInternal, aka qpdf-infiniteloop2.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-835

Metadata

Primary Vendor: QPDF_PROJECT
Published: 5/23/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

qpdf_project : qpdfcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linux

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2017-9209. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2017-9209

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CVE-2017-9209 vulnerability