CVE-2017-5855

NameCVE-2017-5855
DescriptionThe PoDoFo::PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function in PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs854603

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libpodofo (PTS)jessie0.9.0-1.2vulnerable
stretch0.9.4-6fixed
buster0.9.6+dfsg-5fixed
bullseye0.9.7+dfsg-2fixed
bookworm0.9.8+dfsg-3fixed
sid, trixie0.9.8+dfsg-3.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libpodofosource(unstable)0.9.4-6854603

Notes

[jessie] - libpodofo <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - libpodofo <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/01/podofo-null-pointer-dereference-in-podofopdfparserreadxrefsubsection-pdfparser-cpp
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/mailman/podofo-users/thread/12497325.VLNgGImML2%40blackgate/#msg35640936
upstream commit: http://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1843

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