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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-8053 · published 22 April 2017

CVE-2017-8053: Podofo project podofo vulnerability

Podofo Project · Podofo

PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows denial of service (infinite recursion and stack consumption) via a crafted PDF file in PoDoFo::PdfParser::ReadDocumentStructure (PdfParser.cpp).

5.5 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 0.92% · top 40.6% CWE-835 · CWE-835
5.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.3
0.92%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows denial of service (infinite recursion and stack consumption) via a crafted PDF file in PoDoFo::PdfParser::ReadDocumentStructure (PdfParser.cpp).

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/22/1 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.evernote.com/l/AnGe5jS_MvNDaZvZW-fzvV37H4ggSf5IkQo/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/22/1 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.evernote.com/l/AnGe5jS_MvNDaZvZW-fzvV37H4ggSf5IkQo/ ExploitThird Party Advisory

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9.8CVE-2019-9687Podofo project podofo out-of-bounds write vulnerabilityPoDoFo 0.9.6 has a heap-based buffer overflow in PdfString::ConvertUTF16toUTF8 in base/PdfString.cpp.EPSS 2.2%9.8CVE-2017-8378Podofo project podofo memory buffer overflow vulnerabilityHeap-based buffer overflow in the PdfParser::ReadObjects function in base/PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of …EPSS 2.2%9.8CVE-2015-8981Podofo project podofo memory buffer overflow vulnerabilityHeap-based buffer overflow in the PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function in base/PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo allows attackers to have unspecified impact …EPSS 2.6%8.8CVE-2023-31567Podofo project podofo out-of-bounds write vulnerabilityPodofo v0.10.0 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the component PoDoFo::PdfEncryptAESV3::PdfEncryptAESV3.EPSS 0.75%8.8CVE-2023-31568Podofo project podofo out-of-bounds write vulnerabilityPodofo v0.10.0 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the component PoDoFo::PdfEncryptRC4::PdfEncryptRC4.EPSS 0.76%8.8CVE-2023-31566Podofo project podofo use after free vulnerabilityPodofo v0.10.0 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after-free via the component PoDoFo::PdfEncrypt::IsMetadataEncrypted().EPSS 0.74%8.8CVE-2019-9199Podofo project podofo null pointer dereference vulnerabilityPoDoFo::Impose::PdfTranslator::setSource() in pdftranslator.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.6 has a NULL pointer dereference that can (for example) be triggered by…EPSS 2.6%8.8CVE-2018-20751Podofo project podofo null pointer dereference vulnerabilityAn issue was discovered in crop_page in PoDoFo 0.9.6. For a crafted PDF document, pPage->GetObject()->GetDictionary().AddKey(PdfName("MediaBox"),var)…EPSS 1.6%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-8053), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-13). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.