Buffer overflow in Pdfalto Project
CVE-2018-17338
An issue has been found in pdfalto through 0.2. It is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function TextPage::dump in XmlAltoOutputDev.cc.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
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: 0.012 (68.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/grandnew/software-vulnerabilities/tree/master/pdfalto (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/kermitt2/pdfalto/issues/29 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-17338?
- CVE-2018-17338 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pdfalto Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-09-23.
- How severe is CVE-2018-17338?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-17338 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.