OSV-2024-1297 Heap-buffer-overflow in rijndaelSetupEncrypt

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A heap-buffer-overflow in the AES encryption setup allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted input.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
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Attackable
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Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is OSV-2024-1297?

OSV-2024-1297 is a memory corruption vulnerability in qpdf, published on 9 Nov 2024.

Official description

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=377977949

Crash type: Heap-buffer-overflow READ 1
Crash state:
rijndaelSetupEncrypt
rijndaelSetupDecrypt
AES_PDF_native::AES_PDF_native

Which versions are affected by OSV-2024-1297?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including qpdf.

PackageAffectedFixed in
qpdf OSS-FuzzAll versionsNone

How do I fix OSV-2024-1297?

No fix has been published for OSV-2024-1297 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is OSV-2024-1297 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of OSV-2024-1297 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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