CVE-2015-8981
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function in base/PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo allows attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to m_offsets.size.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0.9.4-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 0.9.4-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 0.9.4-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0.9.4-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0.9.4-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| podofo_project | podofo | - | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8981.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/20
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/15
- https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1672
- https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/mailman/message/34205419/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8981
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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