USN-5026-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5026-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5026-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5026-1
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Published
2021-07-29T16:28:39Z
Modified
2026-04-22T10:09:57Z
Summary
qpdf vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that QPDF incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause QPDF to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-18020)

It was discovered that QPDF incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause QPDF to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-36978)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / qpdf

Package

Name
qpdf
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/qpdf@8.0.2-3ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8.0.2-3ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

7.*
7.0.0-1
7.1.0-1
7.1.1-1
8.*
8.0.0-1
8.0.1-1
8.0.2-1
8.0.2-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability":  "No subscription required",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libqpdf21",
            "binary_version":  "8.0.2-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "qpdf",
            "binary_version":  "8.0.2-3ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2018-18020",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "low",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2021-36978",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5026-1.json"

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / qpdf

Package

Name
qpdf
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/qpdf@9.1.1-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.1.1-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

8.*
8.4.2-1
9.*
9.0.2-1
9.1.0-1
9.1.1-1
9.1.1-1build1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability":  "No subscription required",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libqpdf26",
            "binary_version":  "9.1.1-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "qpdf",
            "binary_version":  "9.1.1-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2021-36978",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5026-1.json"