CVE-2015-8981

Published: Mar 16, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Podofo Project: Podofo

Podofo Project

1 product

Podofo

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Podofo Project Podofo	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (8)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/20

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/15

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1672

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/mailman/message/34205419/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/20

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/15

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1672

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/mailman/message/34205419/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

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