| Name | CVE-2018-5296 |
| Description | In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there is an uncontrolled memory allocation in the PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function (base/PdfParser.cpp). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted pdf file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libpodofo (PTS) | bullseye | 0.9.7+dfsg-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 0.9.8+dfsg-3 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 0.9.8+dfsg-3.1 | 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) | 0.9.6+dfsg-3 | low | | |
Notes
[stretch] - libpodofo <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - libpodofo <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - libpodofo <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/6/
upstream commit: https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1925