CVE-2018-11255: podofo_project podofo NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-11255DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11255
Published 18-05-2018Last modified 16-09-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-11255 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in podofo_project podofo. EPSS estimates a 1.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.10%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 4Timeline
- 18-05-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in PoDoFo 0.9.5. The function PdfPage::GetPageNumber() in PdfPage.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted PDF document.
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
1.10%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
65%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.02 pp
From 1.11% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.10%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugzilla.redhat.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- libpodofo< 0.9.7+dfsg-2
Podofo_project1 product
- podofo0.9.5
Ubuntu1 product
- libpodofo< 0.9.0-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm3 | < 0.9.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 0.9.5-9ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 0.9.6+dfsg-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 0.9.7+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
3 vendors · 3 products
References
5 links- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1575502X Refsource MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
