Out-of-bounds Read Affecting podofo package, versions <0.9.6-150300.3.15.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-PODOFO-8169124
  • published9 Oct 2024
  • disclosed8 Oct 2024

Introduced: 8 Oct 2024

CVE-2018-8001  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 podofo to version 0.9.6-150300.3.15.1 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.

In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there exists a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in UnescapeName() in PdfName.cpp. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service or possibly unspecified other impact via a crafted pdf file.