CVE-2017-7383 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The PdfFontFactory.cpp:195:62 code in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted PDF document.

Published: 2017-04-03

Score: 5.5 Medium

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:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-968-1	libpodofo security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-16410	The PdfFontFactory.cpp:195:62 code in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted PDF document.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00413.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97296
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/31/podofo-four-null-pointer-dereference

History

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Subscriptions

Podofo Project Podofo

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-04-03T05:44:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:56:36.526Z

Reserved: 2017-03-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-7383

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-03T05:59:01.127

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

Link: CVE-2017-7383

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-476

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