PoDoFo 0.9.5 PDF File PdfXRefStreamParserObject.cpp ParseStream integer overflow
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A vulnerability was found in PoDoFo 0.9.5 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects the function PdfXRefStreamParserObject::ParseStream
of the file base/PdfXRefStreamParserObject.cpp of the component PDF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-190. The 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 can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The bug was discovered 01/08/2018. The weakness was disclosed 01/08/2018 by Agostino Sarubbo as Bug 1531897 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-5295 since 01/08/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 121290 (openSUSE Security Update : podofo (openSUSE-2019-66)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 172000 (OpenSUSE Security Update for podofo (openSUSE-SU-2019:0066-1)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (121290). The entries 97430, 97431, 97432 and 97433 are pretty similar.
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Nessus ID: 121290
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Advisory: Bug 1531897Researcher: Agostino Sarubbo
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2018-5295 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 97296 - podofo Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service and Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 01/08/2018 15:27Updated: 05/26/2020 21:10
Changes: 01/08/2018 15:27 (69), 05/26/2020 21:10 (13)
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