CVE-2018-8000

moderate-risk
Published 2018-03-09

In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there exists a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken() in PdfTokenizer.cpp, a related issue to CVE-2017-5886. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service or potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted pdf file.

Do I need to act?

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3.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Podofo Project

References (4)

Exploit https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1548918
Exploit https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/13/
Exploit https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1548918
Exploit https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/13/
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moderate-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 7/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal