CVE-2017-5852 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in PoDoFo library by crafting a malicious PDF file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-5852?
CVE-2017-5852 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Podofo Project Podofo, published on 1 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The PoDoFo::PdfPage::GetInheritedKeyFromObject function in base/PdfVariant.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5852?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Podofo Project Podofo.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5852?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-5852 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5852 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Podofo Project Podofo
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5852, GHSA-hp28-xq6x-w6ch, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5852.