CVE-2017-6843 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfVariant::DelayedLoad function in PdfVariant.h in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file.

Published: 2017-03-15

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 1.5% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-968-1	libpodofo security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-15897	Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfVariant::DelayedLoad function in PdfVariant.h in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01523.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/02/podofo-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-podofopdfvariantdelayedload-pdfvariant-h/

History

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Subscriptions

Podofo Project Podofo

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-15T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:41:17.573Z

Reserved: 2017-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-6843

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-15T14:59:01.337

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:23:12.657

Link: CVE-2017-6843

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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