Vulnerability identifier: #VU37700

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5295

CWE-ID: CWE-190

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
podofo
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: podofo.sourceforge.net

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there is an integer overflow in the PdfXRefStreamParserObject::ParseStream function (base/PdfXRefStreamParserObject.cpp). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted pdf file.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

podofo: 0.9.5

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External links
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1531897

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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