CVE-2017-7994 Null dereference in n/a
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
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-7994?
CVE-2017-7994 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Podofo Project Podofo, published on 21 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The function TextExtractor::ExtractText in TextExtractor.cpp:77 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-2017-7994?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Podofo Project Podofo.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7994?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2017-7994 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7994 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Podofo Project Podofo
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7994, GHSA-hchp-9m8j-v8cp, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7994.