PT-2017-17690
CVE-2017-7379
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Published
2017-04-03
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Updated
2025-09-04
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
PoDoFo version 0.9.5
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a heap-based buffer over-read and application crash, via a crafted PDF document. This is due to a problem in the
PoDoFo::PdfSimpleEncoding::ConvertToEncoding function in PdfEncoding.cpp.Recommendations
For PoDoFo version 0.9.5, consider avoiding the use of the
PoDoFo::PdfSimpleEncoding::ConvertToEncoding function until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the processing of crafted PDF documents to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability. Found an issue in the description? Have something to add? Feel free to write us 👾