CVE-2018-12983

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Published Jun 29, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A stack-based buffer over-read in the PdfEncryptMD5Base::ComputeEncryptionKey() function in PdfEncrypt.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.6-rc1 could be leveraged by remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted pdf file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo:0.9.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-4934	A stack-based buffer over-read in the PdfEncryptMD5Base::ComputeEncryptionKey() function in PdfEncrypt.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.6-rc1 could be leveraged by remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted pdf file.
Ubuntu USN	USN-7217-1	PoDoFo library vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.968% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1595693
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LEJQUDZT4JRJSPZYY3UPSCTFPAC5TUHK/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UMEMSUUXA3SL3AZAKKCTZFXVPHTBBK3O/

History

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Subscriptions

Podofo Project Podofo

Weaknesses

CWE-125

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 8:52 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 29, 2018, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 8:52 AM
Reserved: Jun 28, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:38 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 29, 2018, 5:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:38 AM

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