Name: CVE-2018-11254: Uncontrolled Recursion
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2018-11254, CWE-674, CVSS 5.5, EPSS 0.01093

An issue was discovered in PoDoFo 0.9.5. There is an Excessive Recursion in the PdfPagesTree::GetPageNode() function of PdfPagesTree.cpp. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service through a crafted pdf file, a related issue to CVE-2017-8054.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade podofo	Aug 22, 2024	May 18, 2018
Arch Linux	—	Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux	Jul 11, 2025	May 18, 2018
Debian	—	Upgrade libpodofo	Jul 30, 2024	May 18, 2018

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CVSS Details

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