CVE-2018-5296
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there is an uncontrolled memory allocation in the PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function (base/PdfParser.cpp). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted pdf file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-5296
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5296.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 0.9.6-1 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.9.6+dfsg-3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.9.6+dfsg-3 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.9.6+dfsg-3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.9.6+dfsg-3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.9.6+dfsg-3 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.