SB2021011513 - Out-of-bounds read in podofo (Alpine package)
Published: January 15, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021011513
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8787)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in The PoDoFo::PdfXRefStreamParserObject::ReadXRefStreamEntry function in base/PdfXRefStreamParserObject.cpp:224 in PoDoFo 0.9.5. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.