CVE-2017-5852

Summary

CVECVE-2017-5852
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-01 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionThe PoDoFo::PdfPage::GetInheritedKeyFromObject function in base/PdfVariant.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-835

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Podofo Project Podofo 0.9.4 All All All
Application Podofo Project Podofo 0.9.4 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - podofo: infinite loop in PoDoFo::PdfPage::GetInheritedKeyFromObject (PdfPage.cpp) MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: podofo: infinite loop in PoDoFo::PdfPage::GetInheritedKeyFromObject (PdfPage.cpp) MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
podofo CVE-2017-5852 Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
podofo: infinite loop in PoDoFo::PdfPage::GetInheritedKeyFromObject (PdfPage.cpp) | agostino's blog MISC blogs.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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