NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting podofo package, versions <0.9.6-150300.3.9.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.55% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-PODOFO-7345722
  • published22 Jun 2024
  • disclosed21 Jun 2024

Introduced: 21 Jun 2024

CVE-2019-9199  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 podofo to version 0.9.6-150300.3.9.1 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 SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.5 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.