CVE-2017-5853

high

Published 2017-03-01 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

7.8

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.8

Description

Integer overflow in base/PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
sles		affected
debian	bookworm	fixed	`0.9.4-5`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`0.9.4-5`
debian	forky	fixed	`0.9.4-5`
debian	sid	fixed	`0.9.4-5`
debian	trixie	fixed	`0.9.4-5`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
podofo_project	podofo	`0.9.4`

References

CWEs

CWE-190

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.