Out-of-bounds read in podofo - CVE-2018-8001
Published: March 9, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37453
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8001
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: podofo.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
podofo
podofo
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there exists a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in UnescapeName() in PdfName.cpp. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service or possibly unspecified other impact via a crafted pdf file.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8001
Install update from vendor's website.