CVE-2017-8378

Published: May 1, 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::ReadObjects function in base/PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to m_offsets.size.

Affected (1)

Products: Podofo Project: Podofo

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Podofo Project Podofo	Version 0.9.5

Related CWEs

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 (2)

https://github.com/xiangxiaobo/poc_and_report/tree/master/podofo_heapoverflow_PdfParser.ReadObjects

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/xiangxiaobo/poc_and_report/tree/master/podofo_heapoverflow_PdfParser.ReadObjects

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

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

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