| 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, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 916142 |
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 |
| trixie, sid | 0.9.8+dfsg-3.2 | 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 | | | 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