CVE-2018-6352 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file exploiting excessive iteration 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-2018-6352?
CVE-2018-6352 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Podofo Project Podofo, published on 27 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 Excessive Iteration in the PdfParser::ReadObjectsInternal function of base/PdfParser.cpp. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service through a crafted pdf file.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6352?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Podofo Project Podofo.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6352?
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-2018-6352 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6352 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Podofo Project Podofo
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6352, GHSA-36h9-cqj8-x2vg, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6352.