Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting libpodofo0_9_6 package, versions <0.9.6-150300.3.18.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
8.01% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES157-LIBPODOFO096-20079017
  • published24 Sept 2026
  • disclosed23 Sept 2026

Introduced: 23 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2018-8002  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.7 libpodofo0_9_6 to version 0.9.6-150300.3.18.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libpodofo0_9_6 package and not the libpodofo0_9_6 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there exists an infinite loop vulnerability in PdfParserObject::ParseFileComplete() in PdfParserObject.cpp which may result in stack overflow. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service or possibly unspecified other impact via a crafted pdf file.