CVE-2018-12983
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.010 · 62 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-21
A stack-based buffer over-read in the PdfEncryptMD5Base::ComputeEncryptionKey() function in PdfEncrypt.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.6-rc1 could be leveraged by remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted pdf file.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.8
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affected products (2)
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references (10)
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1595693cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LEJQUDZT4JRJSPZYY3UPSCTFPAC5TUHK/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UMEMSUUXA3SL3AZAKKCTZFXVPHTBBK3O/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/PoDoFo-out-of-bounds-memory-reading-via-ComputeEncryptionKey-32799cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1595693enisa_euvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LEJQUDZT4JRJSPZYY3UPSCTFPAC5TUHK/enisa_euvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UMEMSUUXA3SL3AZAKKCTZFXVPHTBBK3O/enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1595693ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisorynvd
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