Resource Exhaustion Affecting libpodofo package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.03% (63rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-LIBPODOFO-319093
  • published27 Jan 2018
  • disclosed27 Jan 2018

Introduced: 27 Jan 2018

CVE-2018-6352  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (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.

In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there is an Excessive Iteration in the PdfParser::ReadObjectsInternal function of base/PdfParser.cpp. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service through a crafted pdf file.