CVE-2017-12595 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in QPDF versions 6.0.0 and 7.0.b1, where a recursive tokenizer handling deep array and dictionary structures in a crafted PDF can lead to stack consumption and a segmentation fault. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qpdf_project:qpdf:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.b1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qpdf_project:qpdf:7.0.b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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