Out-of-Bounds Affecting libpodofo package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.76% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-LIBPODOFO-1244722
  • published2 Jul 2026
  • disclosed26 May 2021

Introduced: 26 May 2021

CVE-2021-30472  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:18.04 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:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in PoDoFo 0.9.7. A stack-based buffer overflow in PdfEncryptMD5Base::ComputeOwnerKey function in PdfEncrypt.cpp is possible because of a improper check of the keyLength value.

CVSS Base Scores

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