What is CVE-2018-8002?

CVE-2018-8002 is a high-severity vulnerability in Podofo_project Podofo, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-03-09.

How severe is CVE-2018-8002?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-8002 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Podofo_project Podofo

CVE-2018-8002

In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there exists an infinite loop vulnerability in PdfParserObject::ParseFileComplete() in PdfParserObject.cpp which may result in stack overflow. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service…

EPSS: 0.085 (94.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8002?: CVE-2018-8002 is a high-severity vulnerability in Podofo_project Podofo, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-03-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-8002?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-8002 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.