SB2021011524 - NULL pointer dereference in podofo (Alpine package)
Published: January 15, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021011524
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5308)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
PoDoFo 0.9.5 does not properly validate memcpy arguments in the PdfMemoryOutputStream::Write function (base/PdfOutputStream.cpp). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service or possibly unspecified other impact via a crafted pdf file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.