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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-5783

In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there is an uncontrolled memory allocation in the PoDoFo::PdfVecObjects::Reserve function (base/PdfVecObjects.h). Remote attackers co...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 libpodofo

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.9.6+dfsg-4"}]}]

Debian:13 libpodofo

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.9.6+dfsg-4"}]}]

Debian:14 libpodofo

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.9.6+dfsg-4"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org