CVE-2017-5852 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The PoDoFo::PdfPage::GetInheritedKeyFromObject function in base/PdfVariant.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) 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 None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00462.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Podofo Project	Podofo

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-929-1	libpodofo security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-14929	The PoDoFo::PdfPage::GetInheritedKeyFromObject function in base/PdfVariant.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted file.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/12
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/10
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97032
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/01/podofo-infinite-loop-in-podofopdfpagegetinheritedkeyfromobject-pdfpage-cpp/

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-01T15:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:11:48.848Z

Reserved: 2017-02-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-5852

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-01T15:59:00.947

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-5852

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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