CVE-2015-8981 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function in base/PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo allows attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to m_offsets.size.

Published: 2017-03-16

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-929-1	libpodofo security update
EUVD	EUVD-2015-8835	Heap-based buffer overflow in the PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function in base/PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo allows attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to m_offsets.size.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00265.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/20
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/15
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1672
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/mailman/message/34205419/

History

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Subscriptions

Podofo Project Podofo

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-16T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:36:31.149Z

Reserved: 2017-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8981

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-16T15:59:00.727

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2015-8981

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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