CVE-2018-12982 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in applications using PoDoFo by providing a crafted PDF file that triggers an invalid memory read.
- 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-2018-12982?
CVE-2018-12982 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Podofo Project Podofo, published on 29 Jun 2018. 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
Invalid memory read in the PoDoFo::PdfVariant::DelayedLoad() function in PdfVariant.h in PoDoFo 0.9.6-rc1 allows remote attackers to have denial-of-service impact via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12982?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Podofo Project Podofo.
How do I fix CVE-2018-12982?
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-2018-12982 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12982 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Podofo Project Podofo
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12982, GHSA-4pp7-562r-m34f, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12982.