VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-19532
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.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.67%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.67%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.67% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- podofo project/podofo
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/null-pointer-dereference-vulnerability-in-pdftranslatorsettarget-podofo-0-9-6/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/32/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/null-pointer-dereference-vulnerability-in-pdftranslatorsettarget-podofo-0-9-6/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/32/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.