NULL pointer dereference in podofo - CVE-2017-5854
Published: March 1, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39594
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5854
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
podofo
Fedora
Opensuse
mingw-podofo
Fedora
Opensuse
mingw-podofo
How to mitigate CVE-2017-5854
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
mingw-podofo - addressed in versions 0.9.5-6.fc27, 0.9.5-6.fc28