SB2021011527 - Resource exhaustion in podofo (Alpine package)
Published: January 15, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021011527
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6352)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there is an Excessive Iteration in the PdfParser::ReadObjectsInternal function of base/PdfParser.cpp. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service through a crafted pdf file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.