Description
In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there exists a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken() in PdfTokenizer.cpp, a related issue to CVE-2017-5886. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service or potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted pdf file.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | podofo | 0.9.6-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | podofo | 0.9.6-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | podofo | 0.9.6-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | podofo | 0.9.6-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | podofo | 0.9.6-r0 | — |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | podofo | 0.9.6-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | podofo | 0.9.6-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | podofo | 0.9.6-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | podofo | 0.9.6-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | podofo | 0.9.6-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | podofo | 0.9.6-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | podofo | 0.9.6-r0 | — |