CVE-2018-8000: podofo_project podofo Out-of-bounds Write

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-8000 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in podofo_project podofo. EPSS estimates a 2.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 09-03-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there exists a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken() in PdfTokenizer.cpp, a related issue to CVE-2017-5886. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service or potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted pdf file.

• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.