CVE-2017-7381 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF document due to a NULL pointer dereference in the PoDoFo library.

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-2017-7381?

CVE-2017-7381 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Podofo Project Podofo, published on 3 Apr 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 doc/PdfPage.cpp:609:23 code in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted PDF document.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7381?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Podofo Project Podofo.

How do I fix CVE-2017-7381?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-7381 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7381 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Podofo Project Podofo vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7381, GHSA-mh3r-435p-ph74, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7381.

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