| Name | CVE-2017-5855 |
| Description | The PoDoFo::PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function in PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: remote) |
| Debian Bugs | 854603 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libpodofo (PTS) | wheezy | 0.9.0-1.1 | vulnerable |
| wheezy (security) | 0.9.0-1.1+deb7u2 | vulnerable | |
| jessie | 0.9.0-1.2 | vulnerable | |
| stretch | 0.9.4-6 | fixed | |
| buster, sid | 0.9.5-9 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libpodofo | source | (unstable) | 0.9.4-6 | medium | 854603 |
[jessie] - libpodofo <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - libpodofo <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/01/podofo-null-pointer-dereference-in-podofopdfparserreadxrefsubsection-pdfparser-cpp
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/mailman/podofo-users/thread/12497325.VLNgGImML2%40blackgate/#msg35640936
upstream commit: http://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1843