CVE-2018-5296 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 8 Jan 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial-of-service in PoDoFo by submitting a crafted PDF file that triggers uncontrolled memory allocation.

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-2018-5296?

CVE-2018-5296 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Podofo Project Podofo, published on 8 Jan 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

In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there is an uncontrolled memory allocation in the PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function (base/PdfParser.cpp). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted pdf file.

Weakness: CWE-770

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5296?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Podofo Project Podofo.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5296?

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-2018-5296 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5296 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-5296, GHSA-fx4x-6xm6-5h7h, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5296.