What is CVE-2018-8001?

CVE-2018-8001 is a high-severity vulnerability in Podofo_project Podofo, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-03-09.

How severe is CVE-2018-8001?

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

Is CVE-2018-8001 known to be exploited?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Podofo_project Podofo

CVE-2018-8001

In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there exists a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in UnescapeName() in PdfName.cpp. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service or possibly unspecified other impact via a crafted…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.013 (67.9th 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 0.9.5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8001?: CVE-2018-8001 is a high-severity vulnerability in Podofo_project Podofo, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-03-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-8001?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-8001 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.