PT-2017-17370 · Podofo+1 · Podofo+1

Agostino Sarubbo · Published 2017-03-15 · Updated 2017-05-10 · CVE-2017-6843

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV: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 0.9.4

Description A heap-based buffer overflow issue exists in the PoDoFo::PdfVariant::DelayedLoad function, located in PdfVariant.h. This issue can be triggered by remote attackers using a crafted file, potentially leading to unspecified impact.

Recommendations For PoDoFo version 0.9.4, consider avoiding the use of the DelayedLoad function in PdfVariant.h until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the processing of crafted files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2017-1584

CVE-2017-6843

DLA-968-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Podofo

References · 22

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6843 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6846 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6845 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6843 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6847 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6849 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6843 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5852 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6843 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5855 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5886 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6844 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5854 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6843 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6843 · Security Note