Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU33547

#VU33547 NULL pointer dereference in podofo - CVE-2017-6845

Published: March 15, 2017 / Updated: August 4, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU33547

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6845

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
podofo

Software vendor:
podofo.sourceforge.net

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.

Update to version 0.9.5.