CVE-2018-5783

Name	CVE-2018-5783
Description	In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there is an uncontrolled memory allocation in the PoDoFo::PdfVecObjects::Reserve function (base/PdfVecObjects.h). 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, 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	916142

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
libpodofo (PTS)	jessie	0.9.0-1.2	vulnerable
	stretch	0.9.4-6	vulnerable
	buster	0.9.6+dfsg-4	fixed
	sid	0.9.6+dfsg-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)	0.9.6+dfsg-4	medium		916142

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/4/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1536179
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1949