8.8

CVE-2017-8787: podofo_project podofo Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-8787DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8787
Published 05-05-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-8787 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in podofo_project podofo. EPSS estimates a 1.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.88%
0%100%
Low · +0.25 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 3
MGASA-2018-0026OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11178-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15521-1SUSE-SU-2018:2481-1

Timeline

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

Description

The PoDoFo::PdfXRefStreamParserObject::ReadXRefStreamEntry function in base/PdfXRefStreamParserObject.cpp:224 in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF file.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.88%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

79%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.25 pp

From 1.63% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.88%

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< 0.9.5-7
Podofo_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • libpodofoAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

4 links