NULL pointer dereference in podofo - CVE-2019-20093
Published: December 30, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34932
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20093
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: podofo.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
podofo
podofo
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted file, because of ImageExtractor.cpp.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-20093
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Sources
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CTB2J5XWOEGAJYR2N66GAECUIKDG6O2S/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XHFOCBZCF3GX7A6FWE3JM7P37TQWGINJ/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/75/