USN-3638-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3638-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3638-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3638-1
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Published
2018-05-07T16:29:40.561710Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:52:06.489054Z
Summary
qpdf vulnerabilities
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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / qpdf

Package

Name
qpdf
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/qpdf@8.0.2-3~14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8.0.2-3~14.04.1

Affected versions

4.*

4.2.0-2

5.*

5.0.1-1
5.0.1-1ubuntu1
5.1.0-1
5.1.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "8.0.2-3~14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libqpdf-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8.0.2-3~14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libqpdf21"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8.0.2-3~14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libqpdf21-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8.0.2-3~14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "qpdf"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8.0.2-3~14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "qpdf-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / qpdf

Package

Name
qpdf
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/qpdf@8.0.2-3~16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8.0.2-3~16.04.1

Affected versions

5.*

5.1.3-2
5.1.3-3
5.2.0-1
5.2.0-2

6.*

6.0.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "8.0.2-3~16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libqpdf-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8.0.2-3~16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libqpdf21"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8.0.2-3~16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libqpdf21-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8.0.2-3~16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "qpdf"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8.0.2-3~16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "qpdf-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}