CVE-2023-2241

low-risk
Published 2023-04-22

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in PoDoFo 0.10.0. Affected is the function readXRefStreamEntry of the file PdfXRefStreamParserObject.cpp. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as 535a786f124b739e3c857529cecc29e4eeb79778. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-227226 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Do I need to act?

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0.06% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low 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
5
CVSS 5.3/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Podofo Project

References (10)

Patch https://github.com/podofo/podofo/commit/535a786f124b739e3c857529cecc29e4eeb79778
Exploit https://github.com/podofo/podofo/files/11260976/poc-file.zip
Exploit https://github.com/podofo/podofo/issues/69
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.227226
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.227226
Patch https://github.com/podofo/podofo/commit/535a786f124b739e3c857529cecc29e4eeb79778
Exploit https://github.com/podofo/podofo/files/11260976/poc-file.zip
Exploit https://github.com/podofo/podofo/issues/69
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.227226
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.227226
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal