CVE-2019-10723
published 2019-04-03CVE-2019-10723: An issue was discovered in PoDoFo 0.9.6. The PdfPagesTreeCache class in doc/PdfPagesTreeCache.cpp has an attempted excessive memory allocation because…
PriorityP417medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.98%
57.9th percentile
An issue was discovered in PoDoFo 0.9.6. The PdfPagesTreeCache class in doc/PdfPagesTreeCache.cpp has an attempted excessive memory allocation because nInitialSize is not validated.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | libpodofo | < libpodofo 0.9.8+dfsg-2 (bookworm) | libpodofo 0.9.8+dfsg-2 (bookworm) |
| podofo_project | podofo | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_debian5.5LOW
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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-2019-10723: libpodofo - An issue was discovered in PoDoFo 0.9.6. The PdfPagesTreeCache class in doc/PdfP...
vendor_debian·2019·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2019-10723 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-10723: libpodofo - An issue was discovered in PoDoFo 0.9.6. The PdfPagesTreeCache class in doc/PdfP...
An issue was discovered in PoDoFo 0.9.6. The PdfPagesTreeCache class in doc/PdfPagesTreeCache.cpp has an attempted excessive memory allocation because nInitialSize is not validated.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 0.9.8+dfsg-2)
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 0.9.8+dfsg-2)
sid: resolved (fixed in 0.9.8+dfsg-2)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 0.9.8+dfsg-2)
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-89jq-v4mx-wp6f: An issue was discovered in PoDoFo 0
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2019-10723 [MEDIUM] CWE-770 GHSA-89jq-v4mx-wp6f: An issue was discovered in PoDoFo 0
An issue was discovered in PoDoFo 0.9.6. The PdfPagesTreeCache class in doc/PdfPagesTreeCache.cpp has an attempted excessive memory allocation because nInitialSize is not validated.
OSV
CVE-2019-10723: An issue was discovered in PoDoFo 0
osv·2019-04-03·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2019-10723 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-10723: An issue was discovered in PoDoFo 0
An issue was discovered in PoDoFo 0.9.6. The PdfPagesTreeCache class in doc/PdfPagesTreeCache.cpp has an attempted excessive memory allocation because nInitialSize is not validated.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-10723 podofo: Memory leak in PdfPagesTreeCache class in doc/PdfPagesTreeCache.cpp [epel-all]
bugzilla·2019-04-03·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2019-10723 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-10723 podofo: Memory leak in PdfPagesTreeCache class in doc/PdfPagesTreeCache.cpp [epel-all]
CVE-2019-10723 podofo: Memory leak in PdfPagesTreeCache class in doc/PdfPagesTreeCache.cpp [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 multi
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-10723 podofo: Memory leak in PdfPagesTreeCache class in doc/PdfPagesTreeCache.cpp [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2019-04-03·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2019-10723 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-10723 podofo: Memory leak in PdfPagesTreeCache class in doc/PdfPagesTreeCache.cpp [fedora-all]
CVE-2019-10723 podofo: Memory leak in PdfPagesTreeCache class in doc/PdfPagesTreeCache.cpp [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 m
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-10723 podofo: Memory leak in PdfPagesTreeCache class in doc/PdfPagesTreeCache.cpp
bugzilla·2019-04-03·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2019-10723 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-10723 podofo: Memory leak in PdfPagesTreeCache class in doc/PdfPagesTreeCache.cpp
CVE-2019-10723 podofo: Memory leak in PdfPagesTreeCache class in doc/PdfPagesTreeCache.cpp
An issue was discovered in PoDoFo 0.9.6. The PdfPagesTreeCache class in doc/PdfPagesTreeCache.cpp has an attempted excessive memory allocation because nInitialSize is not validated.
Upstream issue:
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/46/
Discussion:
Created podofo tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1695927]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1695926]
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2019-04-03
Published