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CVE-2018-18020
LOW · CVSS 3.3
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-10-06T14:29:00.660 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:46:41.580

Summary

In QPDF 8.2.1, in libqpdf/QPDFWriter.cc, QPDFWriter::unparseObject and QPDFWriter::unparseChild have recursive calls for a long time, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file.

Affected products

qpdf_project — qpdf

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References

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