CVE-2018-5783

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-5783
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-01-19 08:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionIn PoDoFo 0.9.5, there is an uncontrolled memory allocation in the PoDoFo::PdfVecObjects::Reserve function (base/PdfVecObjects.h). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-770

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Podofo Project Podofo 0.9.5 All All All
Application Podofo Project Podofo 0.9.5 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
PoDoFo / Tickets / #27 podofo 0.9.6 error handle pdf in PoDoFo::PdfVecObjects::Reserve() MISC sourceforge.net
1536179 – Uncontrolled memory allocation in PoDoFo::PdfVecObjects::Reserve (src/base/PdfVecObjects.h) MISC bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 501671 Alpine Linux Security Update for podofo
  • 505251 Alpine Linux Security Update for podofo

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