NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libpodofo package, versions <0.9.6+dfsg-5ubuntu0.1~esm1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.1% (65th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-LIBPODOFO-1194723
  • published20 Feb 2025
  • disclosed18 May 2018

Introduced: 18 May 2018

CVE-2018-11255  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 libpodofo to version 0.9.6+dfsg-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 or higher.

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:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in PoDoFo 0.9.5. The function PdfPage::GetPageNumber() in PdfPage.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted PDF document.