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CVE-2017-6843

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfVariant::DelayedLoad function in PdfVariant.h in...

7.8 HighFix available

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfVariant::DelayedLoad function in PdfVariant.h in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.52%Up 1.0 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfVariant::DelayedLoad function in PdfVariant.h in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file.

Record
CVE-2017-6843
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfVariant::DelayedLoad function in PdfVariant.h in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file.

Record
CVE-2017-6843
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-15897 No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfVariant::DelayedLoad function in PdfVariant.h in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file.

Record
EUVD-2017-15897
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-85wf-fhxw-8876 7.8

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfVariant::DelayedLoad function in PdfVariant.h in...

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfVariant::DelayedLoad function in PdfVariant.h in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file.

Record
GHSA-85wf-fhxw-8876
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfVariant::DelayedLoad function in PdfVariant.h in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file.

Record
CVE-2017-6843
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-6843 7.8

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfVariant::DelayedLoad function in PdfVariant.h in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6843
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-6843 7.8

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfVariant::DelayedLoad function in PdfVariant.h in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6843
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libpodofo
Debian:12
 before 0.9.4-6
0.9.4-6
libpodofo
Debian:13
 before 0.9.4-6
0.9.4-6
libpodofo
Debian:14
 before 0.9.4-6
0.9.4-6
libpodofo
Debian:7
 before 0.9.0-1.1+deb7u2, plus listed versions
0.9.0-1.10.9.0-1.1+deb7u1
0.9.0-1.1+deb7u2
libpodofo
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
 before 0.9.0-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
0.9.0-1.1ubuntu10.9.0-1.2
0.9.0-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm1
libpodofo
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.9.0-1.30.9.3-30.9.3-40.9.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm1
 None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-6843 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Podofo Project Podofo, published March 15, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.52%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in libpodofo 0.9.4-6.

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