CVE-2017-6840

NameCVE-2017-6840
DescriptionThe ColorChanger::GetColorFromStack function in colorchanger.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read) via a crafted file.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-968-1
Debian Bugs861557

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libpodofo (PTS)bullseye0.9.7+dfsg-2fixed
bookworm0.9.8+dfsg-3fixed
sid, trixie0.9.8+dfsg-3.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libpodofosourcewheezy0.9.0-1.1+deb7u2DLA-968-1
libpodofosource(unstable)0.9.4-6861557

Notes

[jessie] - libpodofo <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/02/1
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/02/podofo-invalid-memory-read-in-colorchangergetcolorfromstack-colorchanger-cpp
upstream commit: http://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1844
upstream commit: http://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1845

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