Buffer overflow in podofo - CVE-2017-6844

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Buffer overflow in podofo - CVE-2017-6844

Published: March 15, 2017 / Updated: August 4, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33546
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6844
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: podofo.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
podofo

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function in PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-6844

Install update from vendor's website.

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