What is CVE-2017-5853?

CVE-2017-5853 is a high-severity vulnerability in Podofo Project, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-03-01.

How severe is CVE-2017-5853?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-5853 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Integer overflow in Podofo Project

CVE-2017-5853

Integer overflow in base/PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

Published 2017-03-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Podofo Project — versions 0.9.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/96066 (vdb-entry)
blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/01/podofo-signed-integer-overflow-in-pdfparser-cpp/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5853?: CVE-2017-5853 is a high-severity vulnerability in Podofo Project, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2017-5853?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-5853 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.