CVE-2020-18971 : Stack-based Buffer Overflow in PoDoFo v0.9.6 allows attackers to cause a denial

Stack-based Buffer Overflow in PoDoFo v0.9.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via the component 'src/base/PdfDictionary.cpp:65'.

Published 2021-08-25 16:15:07

Updated 2021-09-07 16:44:04

Source MITRE

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Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory CorruptionDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2020-18971

Podofo Project » Podofo » Version: 0.9.6
cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo:0.9.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.07%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 31 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	8.6	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial
5.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	1.8	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/48/

PoDoFo / Tickets / #48 stack buffer overflow at src/base/PdfDictionary.cpp:65 caused by excessive recursion in a PdfOutlineItem constructor
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