NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting podofo package, versions <0.9.5-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.26% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE311-PODOFO-544756
  • published15 Mar 2017
  • disclosed15 Mar 2017

Introduced: 15 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-6847  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.11 podofo to version 0.9.5-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream podofo package and not the podofo package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.11 relevant fixed versions and status.

The PoDoFo::PdfVariant::DelayedLoad function in PdfVariant.h in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file.