CVE-2018-5295: podofo_project podofo Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-5295 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in podofo_project podofo. EPSS estimates a 1.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 08-01-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there is an integer overflow in the PdfXRefStreamParserObject::ParseStream function (base/PdfXRefStreamParserObject.cpp). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted pdf file.

• CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundThe product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.