PT-2018-16885

CVE-2018-5308

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Published

2018-01-09

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Updated

2026-10-31

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CVSS 3.1
7.8
High
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PoDoFo version 0.9.5
Description The issue arises from improper validation of memcpy arguments in the PdfMemoryOutputStream::Write function. This could allow remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service or possibly other unspecified impacts by using a crafted pdf file.
Recommendations For PoDoFo version 0.9.5, update to a newer version that addresses this issue, as the current version does not properly validate memcpy arguments in the PdfMemoryOutputStream::Write function. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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Related identifiers
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SUSE-SU-2018:2481-1
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USN-7217-1
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