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Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 08:06:34 +0000
From: "Agostino Sarubbo" <ago@...too.org>
To: "oss-security@...ts.openwall.com" <oss-security@...ts.openwall.com>
Subject: qpdf: three infinite loop in libqpdf

Description:
qpdf QPDF is a command-line program that does structural, content-preserving transformations on PDF files.

I discovered three infinite loop. Upstream didn’t provide a feedback, so they might have the same root cause.

# qpdf $FILE -
==8000==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: stack-overflow on address 0x7fff9cf4efd8 (pc 0x7f925abe7e23 bp 0x7fff9cf4f050 sp 0x7fff9cf4efe0 T0)
    #0 0x7f925abe7e22 in QPDFObjectHandle::assertInitialized() const /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:1380
    #1 0x7f925abe38aa in QPDFObjectHandle::isIndirect() /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:241:5
    #2 0x7f925abe38aa in QPDFObjectHandle::releaseResolved() /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:71
    #3 0x7f925ad2ca5d in QPDFObjectHandle::ReleaseResolver::releaseResolved(QPDFObjectHandle&) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/include/qpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.hh:554:8
    #4 0x7f925ad2ca5d in QPDF_Array::releaseResolved() /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDF_Array.cc:19
    #5 0x7f925abe3c24 in QPDFObject::ObjAccessor::releaseResolved(QPDFObject*) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/include/qpdf/QPDFObject.hh:67:6
    #6 0x7f925abe3c24 in QPDFObjectHandle::releaseResolved() /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:80
    #7 0x7f925ad30a6e in QPDFObjectHandle::ReleaseResolver::releaseResolved(QPDFObjectHandle&) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/include/qpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.hh:554:8
    #8 0x7f925ad30a6e in QPDF_Dictionary::releaseResolved() /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDF_Dictionary.cc:23
    #9 0x7f925abe3c24 in QPDFObject::ObjAccessor::releaseResolved(QPDFObject*) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/include/qpdf/QPDFObject.hh:67:6
    #10 0x7f925abe3c24 in QPDFObjectHandle::releaseResolved() /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:80
    #11 0x7f925ad30a6e in QPDFObjectHandle::ReleaseResolver::releaseResolved(QPDFObjectHandle&) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/include/qpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.hh:554:8
    #12 0x7f925ad30a6e in QPDF_Dictionary::releaseResolved() /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDF_Dictionary.cc:23
Reproducer:
https://github.com/asarubbo/poc/blob/master/00176-qpdf-infiniteloop1
CVE:
CVE-2017-9208

############################

# qpdf $FILE -
    #0 0x427108 in __asan::Allocator::Allocate(unsigned long, unsigned long, __sanitizer::BufferedStackTrace*, __asan::AllocType, bool) /tmp/portage/sys-devel/llvm-3.9.1/work/llvm-3.9.1.src/projects/compiler-rt/lib/asan/asan_allocator.cc:323
    #1 0x50ce78 in operator new(unsigned long) /tmp/portage/sys-devel/llvm-3.9.1/work/llvm-3.9.1.src/projects/compiler-rt/lib/asan/asan_new_delete.cc:78
    #2 0x7fe47c18de58 in std::string::_Rep::_S_create(unsigned long, unsigned long, std::allocator const&) (/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/6.3.0/libstdc++.so.6+0xf3e58)
    #3 0x7fe47c18ec3a in std::string::_Rep::_M_clone(std::allocator const&, unsigned long) (/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/6.3.0/libstdc++.so.6+0xf4c3a)
    #4 0x7fe47c18ece3 in std::string::reserve(unsigned long) (/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/6.3.0/libstdc++.so.6+0xf4ce3)
    #5 0x7fe47c656405 in std::string::push_back(char) /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.9.4/include/g++-v4/bits/basic_string.h:1072:10
    #6 0x7fe47c656405 in std::string::operator+=(char) /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.9.4/include/g++-v4/bits/basic_string.h:968
    #7 0x7fe47c656405 in QPDFTokenizer::presentCharacter(char) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFTokenizer.cc:189
    #8 0x7fe47c65d19a in QPDFTokenizer::readToken(PointerHolder, std::string const&) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFTokenizer.cc:519:6
    #9 0x7fe47c61da83 in QPDFObjectHandle::parseInternal(PointerHolder, std::string const&, QPDFTokenizer&, bool&, QPDFObjectHandle::StringDecrypter*, QPDF*, bool, bool, bool) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:873:23
    #10 0x7fe47c61f018 in QPDFObjectHandle::parseInternal(PointerHolder, std::string const&, QPDFTokenizer&, bool&, QPDFObjectHandle::StringDecrypter*, QPDF*, bool, bool, bool) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:939:15
    #11 0x7fe47c6122d4 in QPDFObjectHandle::parse(PointerHolder, std::string const&, QPDFTokenizer&, bool&, QPDFObjectHandle::StringDecrypter*, QPDF*) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:841:12
    #12 0x7fe47c553ec1 in QPDF::readObject(PointerHolder, std::string const&, int, int, bool) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDF.cc:1017:31
    #13 0x7fe47c542a0b in QPDF::reconstruct_xref(QPDFExc&) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDF.cc:393:7
    #14 0x7fe47c57e826 in QPDF::readObjectAtOffset(bool, long long, std::string const&, int, int, int&, int&) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDF.cc:1359:6
    #15 0x7fe47c59e56d in QPDF::resolve(int, int) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDF.cc:1474:7
    #16 0x7fe47c5f4854 in QPDF::Resolver::resolve(QPDF*, int, int) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/include/qpdf/QPDF.hh:520:19
    #17 0x7fe47c5f4854 in QPDFObjectHandle::dereference() /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:1520
    #18 0x7fe47c626227 in QPDFObjectHandle::isName() /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:184:5
    #19 0x7fe47c626227 in QPDFObjectHandle::parseInternal(PointerHolder, std::string const&, QPDFTokenizer&, bool&, QPDFObjectHandle::StringDecrypter*, QPDF*, bool, bool, bool) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:1074
    #20 0x7fe47c61f018 in QPDFObjectHandle::parseInternal(PointerHolder, std::string const&, QPDFTokenizer&, bool&, QPDFObjectHandle::StringDecrypter*, QPDF*, bool, bool, bool) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:939:15
    #21 0x7fe47c6122d4 in QPDFObjectHandle::parse(PointerHolder, std::string const&, QPDFTokenizer&, bool&, QPDFObjectHandle::StringDecrypter*, QPDF*) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:841:12
    #22 0x7fe47c553ec1 in QPDF::readObject(PointerHolder, std::string const&, int, int, bool) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDF.cc:1017:31
    #23 0x7fe47c542a0b in QPDF::reconstruct_xref(QPDFExc&) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDF.cc:393:7
    #24 0x7fe47c57e826 in QPDF::readObjectAtOffset(bool, long long, std::string const&, int, int, int&, int&) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDF.cc:1359:6
    #25 0x7fe47c59e56d in QPDF::resolve(int, int) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDF.cc:1474:7
    #26 0x7fe47c5f4854 in QPDF::Resolver::resolve(QPDF*, int, int) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/include/qpdf/QPDF.hh:520:19
    #27 0x7fe47c5f4854 in QPDFObjectHandle::dereference() /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:1520
    #28 0x7fe47c626227 in QPDFObjectHandle::isName() /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:184:5
    #29 0x7fe47c626227 in QPDFObjectHandle::parseInternal(PointerHolder, std::string const&, QPDFTokenizer&, bool&, QPDFObjectHandle::StringDecrypter*, QPDF*, bool, bool, bool) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:1074
    #30 0x7fe47c61f018 in QPDFObjectHandle::parseInternal(PointerHolder, std::string const&, QPDFTokenizer&, bool&, QPDFObjectHandle::StringDecrypter*, QPDF*, bool, bool, bool) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:939:15
Reproducer:
https://github.com/asarubbo/poc/blob/master/00177-pdf-infiniteloop2
CVE:
CVE-2017-9209

############################

# qpdf $FILE -
==13070==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: stack-overflow on address 0x7ffd0ba0efb0 (pc 0x00000042711b bp 0x7ffd0ba0f8a0 sp 0x7ffd0ba0efb0 T0)
    #0 0x42711a in __asan::Allocator::Allocate(unsigned long, unsigned long, __sanitizer::BufferedStackTrace*, __asan::AllocType, bool) /tmp/portage/sys-devel/llvm-3.9.1/work/llvm-3.9.1.src/projects/compiler-rt/lib/asan/asan_allocator.cc:325
    #1 0x50ce78 in operator new(unsigned long) /tmp/portage/sys-devel/llvm-3.9.1/work/llvm-3.9.1.src/projects/compiler-rt/lib/asan/asan_new_delete.cc:78
    #2 0x7f949448ae58 in std::string::_Rep::_S_create(unsigned long, unsigned long, std::allocator const&) (/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/6.3.0/libstdc++.so.6+0xf3e58)
    #3 0x7f949448bc3a in std::string::_Rep::_M_clone(std::allocator const&, unsigned long) (/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/6.3.0/libstdc++.so.6+0xf4c3a)
    #4 0x7f949448bce3 in std::string::reserve(unsigned long) (/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/6.3.0/libstdc++.so.6+0xf4ce3)
    #5 0x7f9494a4451d in std::string::push_back(char) /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.9.4/include/g++-v4/bits/basic_string.h:1072:10
    #6 0x7f9494a4451d in std::string::operator+=(char) /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.9.4/include/g++-v4/bits/basic_string.h:968
    #7 0x7f9494a4451d in QPDF_Name::normalizeName(std::string const&) /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDF_Name.cc:24
    #8 0x7f9494a3ddaa in QPDF_Dictionary::unparse() /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDF_Dictionary.cc:35:12
    #9 0x7f949490c23f in QPDFObjectHandle::unparseResolved() /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:699:23
    #10 0x7f9494909e8c in QPDFObjectHandle::unparse() /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:685:11
    #11 0x7f9494a39cb0 in QPDF_Array::unparse() /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDF_Array.cc:30:20
    #12 0x7f949490c23f in QPDFObjectHandle::unparseResolved() /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:699:23
    #13 0x7f9494909e8c in QPDFObjectHandle::unparse() /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:685:11
    #14 0x7f9494a3de56 in QPDF_Dictionary::unparse() /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDF_Dictionary.cc:36:27
    #15 0x7f949490c23f in QPDFObjectHandle::unparseResolved() /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:699:23
    #16 0x7f9494909e8c in QPDFObjectHandle::unparse() /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:685:11
    #17 0x7f9494a39cb0 in QPDF_Array::unparse() /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDF_Array.cc:30:20
    #18 0x7f949490c23f in QPDFObjectHandle::unparseResolved() /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:699:23
    #19 0x7f9494909e8c in QPDFObjectHandle::unparse() /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc:685:11
    #20 0x7f9494a3de56 in QPDF_Dictionary::unparse() /tmp/portage/app-text/qpdf-6.0.0-r1/work/qpdf-6.0.0/libqpdf/QPDF_Dictionary.cc:36:27
Reproducer:
https://github.com/asarubbo/poc/blob/master/00177-qpdf-infiniteloop3
CVE:
CVE-2017-9210

############################

Affected version:
6.0.0

Fixed version:
N/A

Commit fix:
N/A

Credit:
These bugs were discovered by Agostino Sarubbo of Gentoo.

Timeline:
2017-02-13: bug discovered and reported to upstream
2017-05-21: blog post about the issue
2017-05-23: CVE assigned

Note:
These bugs were found with American Fuzzy Lop.

Permalink:
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/21/qpdf-three-infinite-loop-in-libqpdf/

--
Agostino Sarubbo
Gentoo Linux Developer


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