Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting libpodofo package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-LIBPODOFO-319072
  • published22 Apr 2017
  • disclosed22 Apr 2017

Introduced: 22 Apr 2017

CVE-2017-8054  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 libpodofo.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libpodofo package and not the libpodofo package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The function PdfPagesTree::GetPageNodeFromArray in PdfPageTree.cpp:464 in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion and application crash) via a crafted PDF document.