PT-2018-10426

CVE-2018-11254

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Published

2018-05-18

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Updated

2019-10-03

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CVSS 3.1
5.5
Medium
MetricsAV: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 An issue was discovered in the PdfPagesTree::GetPageNode() function of PdfPagesTree.cpp, where there is an excessive recursion. Remote attackers could leverage this to cause a denial of service through a crafted pdf file.
Recommendations For PoDoFo version 0.9.5, consider restricting the use of the PdfPagesTree::GetPageNode() function until a patch is available to prevent potential denial of service attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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Related identifiers
ALT-PU-2018-2273
MGASA-2019-0044
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