NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libpodofo package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.6% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-LIBPODOFO-318965
  • published21 Apr 2017
  • disclosed21 Apr 2017

Introduced: 21 Apr 2017

CVE-2017-7994  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:9 libpodofo.

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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

The function TextExtractor::ExtractText in TextExtractor.cpp:77 in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted PDF document.