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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.1399
QPDF vulnerabilities
8 May 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: libqpdf21
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Linux variants
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-9918 CVE-2017-18186 CVE-2017-18185
CVE-2017-18184 CVE-2017-18183 CVE-2017-12595
CVE-2017-11627 CVE-2017-11626 CVE-2017-11625
CVE-2017-11624 CVE-2017-9210 CVE-2017-9209
CVE-2017-9208 CVE-2015-9252
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3638-1
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Ubuntu. It is recommended that administrators
running QPDF check for an updated version of the software for their
operating system.
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USN-3638-1: QPDF vulnerabilities
7 May 2018
qpdf vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Ubuntu 17.10
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in QPDF.
Software Description
qpdf - tools for transforming and inspecting PDF files
Details
It was discovered that QPDF incorrectly handled certain malformed files.
A remote attacker could use this issue to cause QPDF to crash, resulting in
a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 17.10 libqpdf21 - 8.0.2-3~17.10.1
qpdf - 8.0.2-3~17.10.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libqpdf21 - 8.0.2-3~16.04.1
qpdf - 8.0.2-3~16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS libqpdf21 - 8.0.2-3~14.04.1
qpdf - 8.0.2-3~14.04.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
CVE-2015-9252
CVE-2017-11624
CVE-2017-11625
CVE-2017-11626
CVE-2017-11627
CVE-2017-12595
CVE-2017-18183
CVE-2017-18184
CVE-2017-18185
CVE-2017-18186
CVE-2017-9208
CVE-2017-9209
CVE-2017-9210
CVE-2018-9918
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