NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libpodofo package, versions *
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- published2 Dec 2018
- disclosed26 Nov 2018
Introduced: 26 Nov 2018
CVE-2018-19532 (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 NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the function PdfTranslator::setTarget() in pdftranslator.cpp of PoDoFo 0.9.6, while creating the PdfXObject, as demonstrated by podofoimpose. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.