What is CVE-2017-8378?

CVE-2017-8378 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Podofo_project Podofo, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-05-01.

How severe is CVE-2017-8378?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-8378 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Podofo_project Podofo

CVE-2017-8378

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PdfParser::ReadObjects function in base/PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.022 (80.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Podofo_project Podofo — versions 0.9.5
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

andir/nixos-issue-db-example

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8378?: CVE-2017-8378 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Podofo_project Podofo, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2017-8378?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-8378 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.