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

EPSS: 0.013 (67.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Podofo_project Podofo — versions 0.9.4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

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.