CVE-2018-8000
In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there exists a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken() in PdfTokenizer.cpp, a related issue to CVE-2017-5886.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.82%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there exists a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken() in PdfTokenizer.cpp, a related issue to CVE-2017-5886. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service or potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted pdf file.
- 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
- 2.82% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- podofo project/podofo
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1548918Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/13/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1548918Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/13/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.