Description
PoDoFo 0.9.6 has a heap-based buffer overflow in PdfString::ConvertUTF16toUTF8 in base/PdfString.cpp.
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 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | podofo | 0.9.7-2.2 | openSUSE-SU-2024:11178-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | podofo-0_10 | 0.10.5-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15521-1 |
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 2
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15521-1 libpodofo-0_10-devel-0.10.5-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11178-1 libpodofo-devel-0.9.7-2.2 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1969
- FEDORA-2019-023ea18e20 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2019-a1dc51a9e2 vendor-advisory