Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libpodofo package, versions *
Threat Intelligence
Exploit maturity not defined.
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- published20 Feb 2025
- disclosed29 Jun 2018
Introduced: 29 Jun 2018
CVE-2018-12983 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:22.04 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:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
A stack-based buffer over-read in the PdfEncryptMD5Base::ComputeEncryptionKey() function in PdfEncrypt.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.6-rc1 could be leveraged by remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted pdf file.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-12983
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LEJQUDZT4JRJSPZYY3UPSCTFPAC5TUHK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UMEMSUUXA3SL3AZAKKCTZFXVPHTBBK3O/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1595693
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LEJQUDZT4JRJSPZYY3UPSCTFPAC5TUHK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UMEMSUUXA3SL3AZAKKCTZFXVPHTBBK3O/