SUSE update for qpdf

Published: 2022-08-17

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-36978 CVE-2022-34503
CWE-ID	CWE-122
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Enterprise Storage Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE CaaS Platform Operating systems & Components / Operating system openSUSE Leap Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system qpdf-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component qpdf-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component qpdf-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component qpdf Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libqpdf21-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libqpdf21 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU66595

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36978

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Pl_ASCII85Decoder::write() function when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted file to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package qpdf to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 15-SP1 - 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-LTSS - 15-SP1-ESPOS

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 6

SUSE CaaS Platform: 4.0

openSUSE Leap: 15.3 - 15.4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-LTSS - 15-SP1-LTSS

qpdf-devel: before 8.0.2-150000.3.5.1

qpdf-debugsource: before 8.0.2-150000.3.5.1

qpdf-debuginfo: before 8.0.2-150000.3.5.1

qpdf: before 8.0.2-150000.3.5.1

libqpdf21-debuginfo: before 8.0.2-150000.3.5.1

libqpdf21: before 8.0.2-150000.3.5.1

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20222670-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU66596