Name: CVE-2017-8787: Out-of-bounds Read
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-8787, CWE-125, CVSS 8.8, EPSS 0.00452

The PoDoFo::PdfXRefStreamParserObject::ReadXRefStreamEntry function in base/PdfXRefStreamParserObject.cpp:224 in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF file.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 8.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade podofo	Aug 22, 2024	May 5, 2017
Debian	—	Upgrade libpodofo	Jul 30, 2024	May 5, 2017
Suse	—	Upgrade libpodofo-develUpgrade libpodofo0_9_2	Aug 23, 2018	May 5, 2017
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	May 5, 2017

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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