SUSE update for qpdf
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-9918 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-400 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system libqpdf18-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libqpdf18 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component qpdf Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component qpdf-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component qpdf-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component qpdf-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU12631
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9918
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the QPDFObjectHandle and QPDF_Dictionary classes due to mishandling certain "expected dictionary key but found non-name object" cases because nesting in direct objects is not restricted. A remote attacker can trigger stack exhaustion and cause the service to crash.
Update the affected package qpdf to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5
libqpdf18-debuginfo: before 7.1.1-3.11.1
libqpdf18: before 7.1.1-3.11.1
qpdf: before 7.1.1-3.11.1
qpdf-debuginfo: before 7.1.1-3.11.1
qpdf-devel: before 7.1.1-3.11.1
qpdf-debugsource: before 7.1.1-3.11.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libqpdf18-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libqpdf18:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:qpdf:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:qpdf-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:qpdf-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:qpdf-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242173-1/
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.
