NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libpodofo package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.66% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-LIBPODOFO-319021
  • published2 Dec 2018
  • disclosed26 Nov 2018

Introduced: 26 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-19532  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (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.