Description
PoDoFo::Impose::PdfTranslator::setSource() in pdftranslator.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.6 has a NULL pointer dereference that can (for example) be triggered by sending a crafted PDF file to the podofoimpose binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | libpodofo | 0.9.6+dfsg-5 | — |
| Debian 13 | libpodofo | 0.9.6+dfsg-5 | — |
| Debian 12 | libpodofo | 0.9.6+dfsg-5 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | libpodofo | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | libpodofo | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | libpodofo | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP6 | podofo | 0.9.6-150300.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2137-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | podofo | 0.9.6-150300.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2137-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | podofo | 0.9.2-3.21.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3541-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | podofo | 0.10.3-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14278-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | podofo | 0.9.6-150300.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2137-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | podofo | 0.9.6-150300.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2137-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | podofo | 0.9.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | podofo | 0.9.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | podofo | 0.9.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | podofo | 0.9.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | podofo | 0.9.7-r0 | — |
Show 7 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | podofo | 0.9.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | podofo | 0.9.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | podofo | 0.9.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | podofo | 0.9.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | podofo | 0.9.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | podofo | 0.9.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | podofo | 0.9.7-r0 | — |
Advisories 3
- SUSE-SU-2024:3541-1 Security update for podofo SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:2137-1 Security update for podofo SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14278-1 libpodofo-devel-0.10.3-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/null-pointer-dereference-vulnerability-in-setsource-podofo-0-9-6-trunk-r1967/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/40/
- FEDORA-2019-023ea18e20 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2019-a1dc51a9e2 vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/mksdev/podofo/commit/1400a9aaf611299b9a56aa2abeb158918b9743c8
- https://github.com/jjanku/podofo/commit/ada821df68fb0bf673840ed525daf4ec709dbfd9