qpdf: Infinite loop in PointerHolder function in PointerHolder.hh
Published Jul 25, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.26%
Description
A stack-consumption vulnerability was found in libqpdf in QPDF 6.0.0, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file, related to the PointerHolder function in PointerHolder.hh, aka an "infinite loop."
Affected products
No data.
- 6.0.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qpdf
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qpdf | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.26% (0.01265) | 68.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 2.22% (0.02217) | 81.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00128) | 48.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00128) | 47.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00128) | 45.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 27.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.jp/2017/07/qpdfan-infinite-loop-in-libqpdf_21.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11627 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1475517 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/issues/118 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11627
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3638-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11627
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.jp/2017/07/qpdfan-infinite-loop-in-libqpdf_21.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11627 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1475517 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/issues/118 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11627 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3638-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11627 |
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