NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting podofo package, versions <0.9.6-r0
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- published2 Feb 2021
- disclosed9 Jan 2018
Introduced: 9 Jan 2018
CVE-2018-5308 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.13 podofo to version 0.9.6-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:3.13 relevant fixed versions and status.
PoDoFo 0.9.5 does not properly validate memcpy arguments in the PdfMemoryOutputStream::Write function (base/PdfOutputStream.cpp). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service or possibly unspecified other impact via a crafted pdf file.