| Name | CVE-2017-6844 |
| Description | Buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function in PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SuSE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-929-1 |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: remote) |
| Debian Bugs | 861561 |
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 | fixed | |
| jessie | 0.9.0-1.2 | vulnerable | |
| buster, stretch | 0.9.4-6 | fixed | |
| sid | 0.9.5-5 | 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) | 0.9.4-5 | medium | 861561 | |
| libpodofo | source | wheezy | 0.9.0-1.1+deb7u1 | medium | DLA-929-1 |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/02/5
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/02/podofo-global-buffer-overflow-in-podofopdfparserreadxrefsubsection-pdfparser-cpp
upstream commit: https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1840/