NULL pointer dereference in podofo.sourceforge.net podofo



Published: 2017-03-15 | Updated: 2020-08-04
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-6846
CWE-ID CWE-476
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU33548

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6846

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update to version 0.9.5.

Vulnerable software versions

podofo: 0.9.4

External links

http://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/02/podofo-null-pointer-dereference-in-graphicsstacktgraphicsstackelementsetnonstrokingcolorspace-graphicsstack-h/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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