5.5

CVE-2017-5854: podofo_project podofo NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5854DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5854
Published 01-03-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-5854 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in podofo_project podofo. EPSS estimates a 1.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.49%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 4
MGASA-2018-0026OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11178-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15521-1SUSE-SU-2018:2481-1SUSE-SU-2024:3541-1

Timeline

  1. 01-03-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

base/PdfOutputStream.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted file.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.49%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

74%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.49% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.49%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • libpodofo< 0.9.5-9
Podofo_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • libpodofoAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

8 links