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Ubuntu: USN-7217-1 (CVE-2018-5308): PoDoFo library vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-7217-1 (CVE-2018-5308): PoDoFo library vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/09/2018
Created
01/24/2025
Added
01/23/2025
Modified
01/23/2025

Description

PoDoFo 0.9.5 does not properly validate memcpy arguments in the PdfMemoryOutputStream::Write function (base/PdfOutputStream.cpp). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service or possibly unspecified other impact via a crafted pdf file.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libpodofo-utils
  • ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libpodofo0-9-0
  • ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libpodofo0-9-3

References

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