Vulnerability identifier: #VU33549

Vulnerability 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-2017-6847

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
podofo
Other software / Other software solutions

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.

Mitigation
Update to version 0.9.5.

Vulnerable software versions

podofo: 0.9.4

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External links
http://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/02/podofo-null-pointer-dereference-in-podofopdfvariantdelayedload-pdfvariant-h/

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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.