vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2018-12983)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jun 29, 2018 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jun 29, 2018
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
A stack-based buffer over-read in the PdfEncryptMD5Base::ComputeEncryptionKey() function in PdfEncrypt.cpp in PoDoFo could be leveraged by remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted pdf file.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2018-12983
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-12983
- URL-https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1595693
- URL-https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LEJQUDZT4JRJSPZYY3UPSCTFPAC5TUHK/
- URL-https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UMEMSUUXA3SL3AZAKKCTZFXVPHTBBK3O/
- CWE-125
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