CVE-2017-5886
published 2017-03-01CVE-2017-5886: Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken function in PdfTokenizer.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified…
PriorityP337high7.8CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.69%
74.2th percentile
Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken function in PdfTokenizer.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file.
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | libpodofo | < libpodofo 0.9.4-5 (bookworm) | libpodofo 0.9.4-5 (bookworm) |
| podofo_project | podofo | — | — |
| podofo_project | podofo | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
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OSV
libpodofo vulnerabilities
osv·2025-01-20·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2018-11255 [HIGH] libpodofo vulnerabilities
libpodofo vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the PoDoFo library could dereference a NULL pointer
when getting the number of pages in a PDF. If a user or application were
tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2018-11255)
It was discovered that PoDoFo library incorrectly handled memory when
computing an encryption key, which could lead to a buffer overflow. If a
user or application were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-12983)
It was discovered that the PoDoFo library incorrectly handled memory
allocation. If a user or a
GHSA
GHSA-8jc5-p2gp-jffv: Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken function in PdfTokenizer
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2017-5886 [HIGH] CWE-119 GHSA-8jc5-p2gp-jffv: Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken function in PdfTokenizer
Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken function in PdfTokenizer.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file.
GHSA
GHSA-68hv-95wx-r3jh: In PoDoFo 0
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2018-8000 [HIGH] CWE-787 GHSA-68hv-95wx-r3jh: In PoDoFo 0
In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there exists a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken() in PdfTokenizer.cpp, a related issue to CVE-2017-5886. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service or potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted pdf file.
OSV
CVE-2018-8000: In PoDoFo 0
osv·2018-03-09·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2018-8000 [HIGH] CVE-2018-8000: In PoDoFo 0
In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there exists a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken() in PdfTokenizer.cpp, a related issue to CVE-2017-5886. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service or potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted pdf file.
OSV
CVE-2017-5886: Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken function in PdfTokenizer
osv·2017-03-01·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-5886 [HIGH] CVE-2017-5886: Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken function in PdfTokenizer
Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken function in PdfTokenizer.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file.
Ubuntu
PoDoFo library vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-01-20·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2018-11255 [HIGH] PoDoFo library vulnerabilities
Title: PoDoFo library vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in PoDoFo.
It was discovered that the PoDoFo library could dereference a NULL pointer
when getting the number of pages in a PDF. If a user or application were
tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2018-11255)
It was discovered that PoDoFo library incorrectly handled memory when
computing an encryption key, which could lead to a buffer overflow. If a
user or application were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-12983)
It was discovered that the
Debian
CVE-2017-5886: libpodofo - Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken function in...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-5886 [HIGH] CVE-2017-5886: libpodofo - Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken function in...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken function in PdfTokenizer.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 0.9.4-5)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 0.9.4-5)
forky: resolved (fixed in 0.9.4-5)
sid: resolved (fixed in 0.9.4-5)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 0.9.4-5)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-8000 podofo: heap-based buffer overflow in PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken() in PdfTokenizer.cpp
bugzilla·2018-03-12·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2018-8000 [HIGH] CVE-2018-8000 podofo: heap-based buffer overflow in PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken() in PdfTokenizer.cpp
CVE-2018-8000 podofo: heap-based buffer overflow in PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken() in PdfTokenizer.cpp
A flaw was found in PoDoFo 0.9.5. A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken() in PdfTokenizer.cpp, a related issue to CVE-2017-5886. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service or potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted pdf file.
References:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1548918
Discussion:
Created podofo tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1554400]
Affects: epel-all [bug 1554399]
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-8002 podofo [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-03-12·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2018-8002 [HIGH] CVE-2018-8002 podofo [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-8002 podofo [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of Fedora. While only
one tracking bug has
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-5852 CVE-2017-5853 CVE-2017-5854 CVE-2015-8981 CVE-2017-5855 CVE-2017-5886 podofo: Multiple security vulnerabilities
bugzilla·2017-02-02·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-5852 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-5852 CVE-2017-5853 CVE-2017-5854 CVE-2015-8981 CVE-2017-5855 CVE-2017-5886 podofo: Multiple security vulnerabilities
CVE-2017-5852 CVE-2017-5853 CVE-2017-5854 CVE-2015-8981 CVE-2017-5855 CVE-2017-5886 podofo: Multiple security vulnerabilities
Multiple security vulnerabilities in podofo were reported to the oss-security list and received CVEs.
CVE-2015-8981 - Heap overflow in the function ReadXRefSubsection
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/mailman/message/34205419/
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1672
CVE-2017-5852 - Infinite loop in PoDoFo::PdfPage::GetInheritedKeyFromObject
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q1/285
CVE-2017-5853 - Signed integer overflow in PdfParser.cpp
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q1/286
CVE-2017-5854 - NULL pointer dereference in PdfOutputStream.cpp
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q1/287
CVE-2017-5855 - NULL pointer dereference in PoDoFo::PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsect
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-8981 CVE-2017-5852 CVE-2017-5853 CVE-2017-5854 CVE-2017-5855 CVE-2017-5886 podofo: Multiple security vulnerabilities [epel-all]
bugzilla·2017-02-02·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2015-8981 [CRITICAL] CVE-2015-8981 CVE-2017-5852 CVE-2017-5853 CVE-2017-5854 CVE-2017-5855 CVE-2017-5886 podofo: Multiple security vulnerabilities [epel-all]
CVE-2015-8981 CVE-2017-5852 CVE-2017-5853 CVE-2017-5854 CVE-2017-5855 CVE-2017-5886 podofo: Multiple security vulnerabilities [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit messa
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-8981 CVE-2017-5852 CVE-2017-5853 CVE-2017-5854 CVE-2017-5855 CVE-2017-5886 podofo: Multiple security vulnerabilities [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-02-02·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2015-8981 [CRITICAL] CVE-2015-8981 CVE-2017-5852 CVE-2017-5853 CVE-2017-5854 CVE-2017-5855 CVE-2017-5886 podofo: Multiple security vulnerabilities [fedora-all]
CVE-2015-8981 CVE-2017-5852 CVE-2017-5853 CVE-2017-5854 CVE-2017-5855 CVE-2017-5886 podofo: Multiple security vulnerabilities [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit m
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96512https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/03/podofo-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-podofopdftokenizergetnexttoken-pdftokenizer-cpp/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96512https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/03/podofo-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-podofopdftokenizergetnexttoken-pdftokenizer-cpp/
2017-03-01
Published