What is CVE-2017-6841?

CVE-2017-6841 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Podofo Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-6841?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-6841 known to be exploited?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Podofo Project

CVE-2017-6841

The GraphicsStack::TGraphicsStackElement::~TGraphicsStackElement function in graphicsstack.h in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file.

Published 2017-03-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 62.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Podofo Project — versions 0.9.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

Public proof-of-concept exploits

andir/nixos-issue-db-example

References

blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/02/podofo-null-pointer-dereference-in-graphicsstac… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6841?: CVE-2017-6841 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Podofo Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-6841?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-6841 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.