VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-5296

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM

EPSS probability1.04%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-01-08

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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 classification

CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory