CVE-2017-6840 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via invalid read in PoDoFo library when processing crafted files.
- 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-2017-6840?
CVE-2017-6840 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Podofo Project Podofo, published on 15 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 ColorChanger::GetColorFromStack function in colorchanger.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read) via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6840?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Podofo Project Podofo.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6840?
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-2017-6840 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6840 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Podofo Project Podofo
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6840, GHSA-c2q7-2pm7-f5j4, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6840.