Use-After-Free Vulnerability in PoDoFo PDF Rendering Library
CVE-2021-30469

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Podofo Project

Status
Podofo
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 May 2021

What is CVE-2021-30469?

A flaw exists in the PoDoFo PDF rendering library where a use-after-free vulnerability in the PdfVecObjects::Clear() function can lead to a denial of service. This can occur when processing a specially crafted PDF file that triggers the flaw, potentially impacting the availability of applications that rely on this library.

Affected Version(s)

podofo PoDoFo 0.9.7

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1947433
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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