Integer overflow in podofo - CVE-2017-5853

 

Integer overflow in podofo - CVE-2017-5853

Published: March 1, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU39608
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-2017-5853
CWE-ID: CWE-190
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 execute arbitrary code.

Integer overflow in base/PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-5853

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources