CVE-2017-5852: podofo_project podofo Infinite Loop
CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5852DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5852
Published 01-03-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-5852 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Infinite Loop vulnerability in podofo_project podofo. EPSS estimates a 1.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.43%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 3Timeline
- 01-03-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The PoDoFo::PdfPage::GetInheritedKeyFromObject function in base/PdfVariant.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted file.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.43%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
73%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.04 pp
From 1.39% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.43%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- libpodofo< 0.9.5-7
Podofo_project1 product
- podofo0.9.4
Ubuntu1 product
- libpodofo< 0.9.0-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | All versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 3 products
