| 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 bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-929-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 861561 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libpodofo (PTS) | buster | 0.9.6+dfsg-5 | fixed |
| bullseye | 0.9.7+dfsg-2 | fixed | |
| bookworm, sid | 0.9.8+dfsg-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libpodofo | source | wheezy | 0.9.0-1.1+deb7u1 | DLA-929-1 | ||
| libpodofo | source | (unstable) | 0.9.4-5 | 861561 |
[jessie] - libpodofo <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://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/