CVE-2018-8002
published 2018-03-09CVE-2018-8002: In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there exists an infinite loop vulnerability in PdfParserObject::ParseFileComplete() in PdfParserObject.cpp which may result in stack overflow…
PriorityP352high8.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EXPLOIT
EPSS
8.46%
94.3th percentile
In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there exists an infinite loop vulnerability in PdfParserObject::ParseFileComplete() in PdfParserObject.cpp which may result in stack overflow. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service or possibly unspecified other impact via a crafted pdf file.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | libpodofo | < libpodofo 0.9.8+dfsg-1 (bookworm) | libpodofo 0.9.8+dfsg-1 (bookworm) |
| podofo_project | podofo | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.08.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/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
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_debian8.8HIGH
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-7p4w-p3xm-vgfq: In PoDoFo 0
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-8002 [HIGH] CWE-835 GHSA-7p4w-p3xm-vgfq: In PoDoFo 0
In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there exists an infinite loop vulnerability in PdfParserObject::ParseFileComplete() in PdfParserObject.cpp which may result in stack overflow. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service or possibly unspecified other impact via a crafted pdf file.
OSV
CVE-2018-8002: In PoDoFo 0
osv·2018-03-09·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2018-8002 [HIGH] CVE-2018-8002: In PoDoFo 0
In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there exists an infinite loop vulnerability in PdfParserObject::ParseFileComplete() in PdfParserObject.cpp which may result in stack overflow. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service or possibly unspecified other impact via a crafted pdf 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-2018-8002: libpodofo - In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there exists an infinite loop vulnerability in PdfParserObject:...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2018-8002 [HIGH] CVE-2018-8002: libpodofo - In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there exists an infinite loop vulnerability in PdfParserObject:...
In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there exists an infinite loop vulnerability in PdfParserObject::ParseFileComplete() in PdfParserObject.cpp which may result in stack overflow. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service or possibly unspecified other impact via a crafted pdf file.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 0.9.8+dfsg-1)
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 0.9.8+dfsg-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 0.9.8+dfsg-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 0.9.8+dfsg-1)
No detection rules found.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-8000 CVE-2018-8001 CVE-2018-8002 podofo: various flaws [epel-all]
bugzilla·2018-03-12·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2018-8000 [HIGH] CVE-2018-8000 CVE-2018-8001 CVE-2018-8002 podofo: various flaws [epel-all]
CVE-2018-8000 CVE-2018-8001 CVE-2018-8002 podofo: various flaws [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 message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of F
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-2018-8002 podofo: infinite loop in PdfParserObject::ParseFileComplete() in PdfParserObject.cpp
bugzilla·2018-03-12·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2018-8002 [HIGH] CVE-2018-8002 podofo: infinite loop in PdfParserObject::ParseFileComplete() in PdfParserObject.cpp
CVE-2018-8002 podofo: infinite loop in PdfParserObject::ParseFileComplete() in PdfParserObject.cpp
A flaw was found in PoDoFo 0.9.5. An infinite loop vulnerability in PdfParserObject::ParseFileComplete() in PdfParserObject.cpp which may result in stack overflow. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service or possibly unspecified other impact via a crafted pdf file.
References:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1548930
Discussion:
Created podofo tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1554400]
Affects: epel-all [bug 1554399]
2018-03-09
Published