Medium severity · published Jan 8, 2018
CVE-2018-5296
In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there is an uncontrolled memory allocation in the PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function (base/PdfParser.cpp)
5.5
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there is an uncontrolled memory allocation in the PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function (base/PdfParser.cpp). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted pdf file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 64% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PO
Podofo · Podofo Project
0.9.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5296
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5296
Exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1531956
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