Out-of-bounds read in podofo - CVE-2017-6840

 

Out-of-bounds read in podofo - CVE-2017-6840

Published: March 15, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU39465
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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-2017-6840
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: podofo.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
podofo

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The ColorChanger::GetColorFromStack function in colorchanger.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read) via a crafted file.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-6840

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources