CVE-2018-14320 Memory corruption in PoDoFo PoDoFo
Remote attackers can disclose sensitive information and potentially execute arbitrary code via memory corruption in PoDoFo when processing malicious files.
- 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-2018-14320?
CVE-2018-14320 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Podofo Project Podofo, published on 17 Sep 2018. 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
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of PoDoFo. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within PdfEncoding::ParseToUnicode. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory corruption condition. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5673.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14320?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Podofo Project Podofo.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14320?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-14320 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14320 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Podofo Project Podofo
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14320, GHSA-v265-h4r2-3fhj, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14320.