Buffer overflow in Podofo Project

CVE-2020-18971

Stack-based Buffer Overflow in PoDoFo v0.9.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via the component 'src/base/PdfDictionary.cpp:65'.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.007 (48.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Podofo_project Podofo — versions 0.9.6
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-18971?: CVE-2020-18971 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Podofo Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-08-25.
How severe is CVE-2020-18971?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.