VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-12983
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.99%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.99%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.99% probability · 61th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- podofo project/podofo
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1595693Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- 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/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1595693Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- 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/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.