Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libpodofo package, versions <0.9.8+dfsg-2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.66% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-LIBPODOFO-1550806
  • published11 Jul 2018
  • disclosed29 Jun 2018

Introduced: 29 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-12983  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 libpodofo to version 0.9.8+dfsg-2 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.

A stack-based buffer over-read in the PdfEncryptMD5Base::ComputeEncryptionKey() function in PdfEncrypt.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.6-rc1 could be leveraged by remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted pdf file.