CVE-2018-20797 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in PoDoFo 0.9.6. There is an attempted excessive memory allocation in PoDoFo::podofo_calloc in base/PdfMemoryManagement.cpp when called from PoDoFo::PdfPredictorDecoder::PdfPredictorDecoder in base/PdfFiltersPrivate.cpp.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Podofo Project	Podofo	0.9.6

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

References

https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/34/ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/34/ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-20797?

CVE-2018-20797 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). An issue was discovered in PoDoFo 0.9.6. There is an attempted excessive memory allocation in PoDoFo::podofo_calloc in base/PdfMemoryManagement.cpp when called from PoDoFo::PdfPredictorDecoder::PdfPre...

How severe is CVE-2018-20797?

CVE-2018-20797 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-20797?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Podofo Project Podofo.