Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting libpodofo package, versions <0.9.6+dfsg-4


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-LIBPODOFO-1550372
  • published18 May 2018
  • disclosed18 May 2018

Introduced: 18 May 2018

CVE-2018-11254  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-674  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 libpodofo to version 0.9.6+dfsg-4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libpodofo package and not the libpodofo package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in PoDoFo 0.9.5. There is an Excessive Recursion in the PdfPagesTree::GetPageNode() function of PdfPagesTree.cpp. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service through a crafted pdf file, a related issue to CVE-2017-8054.