NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting podofo package, versions <0.9.7-r0
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE320-PODOFO-7013561
- published23 May 2024
- disclosed26 Feb 2019
Introduced: 26 Feb 2019
CVE-2019-9199 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.20 podofo to version 0.9.7-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:3.20 relevant fixed versions and status.
PoDoFo::Impose::PdfTranslator::setSource() in pdftranslator.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.6 has a NULL pointer dereference that can (for example) be triggered by sending a crafted PDF file to the podofoimpose binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
References
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CIC2EXSSMBT3MY2HY42IIY4BUQS2SVYB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NTJ5AAM6Y4NMSELEH7N5ZG4DNO56BCYF/
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/null-pointer-dereference-vulnerability-in-setsource-podofo-0-9-6-trunk-r1967/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/40/
- https://github.com/jjanku/podofo/commit/ada821df68fb0bf673840ed525daf4ec709dbfd9
- https://github.com/mksdev/podofo/commit/1400a9aaf611299b9a56aa2abeb158918b9743c8
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CIC2EXSSMBT3MY2HY42IIY4BUQS2SVYB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NTJ5AAM6Y4NMSELEH7N5ZG4DNO56BCYF/