PoDoFo 0.9.5 PDF Parser base/PdfParser.cpp ReadXRefSubsection PDF File resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in PoDoFo 0.9.5. This affects the function PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection of the file base/PdfParser.cpp of the component PDF Parser. The manipulation as part of PDF File results in resource management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-5296. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PoDoFo 0.9.5 (Document Reader Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection of the file base/PdfParser.cpp of the component PDF Parser. The manipulation as part of a PDF File leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there is an uncontrolled memory allocation in the PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function (base/PdfParser.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 presented 01/08/2018 by Agostino Sarubbo (Website). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-5296 since 01/08/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 databases at Tenable (121290) and SecurityFocus (BID 97296†). See VDB-97430, VDB-97431, VDB-97432 and VDB-97433 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 121290
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : podofo (openSUSE-2019-66)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Researcher: Agostino Sarubbo
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-5296 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5296
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-111498
SecurityFocus: 97296 - podofo Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service and Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/08/2018 15:28
Updated: 12/20/2019 15:24
Changes: 01/08/2018 15:28 (68), 12/20/2019 15:24 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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