SB2021011504 - Out-of-bounds read in podofo (Alpine package)
Published: January 15, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021011504
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7379)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in The PoDoFo::PdfSimpleEncoding::ConvertToEncoding function in PdfEncoding.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted PDF document.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.