PoDoFo 0.10.0 PdfEncryptAESV3 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in PoDoFo 0.10.0. Affected is the function PoDoFo::PdfEncryptAESV3::PdfEncryptAESV3. Such manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-31567. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in PoDoFo 0.10.0 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this issue is the function PoDoFo::PdfEncryptAESV3::PdfEncryptAESV3. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Podofo v0.10.0 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the component PoDoFo::PdfEncryptAESV3::PdfEncryptAESV3.

The weakness was released 05/10/2023 as 71. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-31567 since 04/29/2023. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 259379 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-31567), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (259379) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-35868). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 259379
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-31567

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/29/2023 🔍
05/10/2023 +11 days 🔍
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12/26/2025 +961 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 71
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-31567 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-31567
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228656
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/10/2023 19:33
Updated: 12/26/2025 19:38
Changes: 05/10/2023 19:33 (39), 06/02/2023 15:39 (11), 01/27/2025 19:31 (26), 08/31/2025 11:24 (2), 12/26/2025 19:38 (1)
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