Heap-based Buffer Overflow in PoDoFo Affects Multiple Versions
CVE-2018-8000

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Podofo Project

Status
Podofo
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 March 2018

What is CVE-2018-8000?

PoDoFo 0.9.5 contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken() function. This flaw allows remote attackers to craft malicious PDF files that can cause denial-of-service attacks or potentially enable arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability is related to a prior issue identified in CVE-2017-5886.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1548918
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https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/13/
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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