PT-2018-18372 · Podofo+4 · Podofo+4

R4Xis · Published 2018-02-26 · Updated 2025-01-20 · CVE-2018-8002

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: PoDoFo version 0.9.5

Description: The issue is related to an infinite loop in the PdfParserObject::ParseFileComplete() function, located in PdfParserObject.cpp, which may lead to a stack overflow. This could allow remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service or potentially other unspecified impacts by using a crafted pdf file.

Recommendations: For PoDoFo version 0.9.5, consider avoiding the use of the PdfParserObject::ParseFileComplete() function until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the processing of crafted pdf files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

Infinite Loop

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-835

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2018-2273

BDU:2025-16072

CVE-2018-8002

USN-7217-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Debian

Linuxmint

Podofo

Ubuntu

References · 24

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/44946 · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5886 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-30471 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se17-bulletin-2025-1202SE17 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-7217-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-11255 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-8002 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8002 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20797 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8002 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-8002 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5308 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8002 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-30470 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-16072 · Security Note