What is CVE-2017-5886?

CVE-2017-5886 is a high-severity vulnerability in Podofo_project Podofo, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-03-01.

How severe is CVE-2017-5886?

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

Is CVE-2017-5886 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Podofo_project Podofo

CVE-2017-5886

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken function in PdfTokenizer.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.017 (74.2th 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-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5886?: CVE-2017-5886 is a high-severity vulnerability in Podofo_project Podofo, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2017-5886?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-5886 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.