CVE-2017-6846

The GraphicsStack::TGraphicsStackElement::SetNonStrokingColorSpace function in graphicsstack.h in...

5.5 MediumFix available

The GraphicsStack::TGraphicsStackElement::SetNonStrokingColorSpace function in graphicsstack.h in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) 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: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.26%Up 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Record: CVE-2017-6846
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-6846
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-15900 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-15900
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jgmw-q22m-j3r4 5.5

The GraphicsStack::TGraphicsStackElement::SetNonStrokingColorSpace function in graphicsstack.h in...

Record: GHSA-jgmw-q22m-j3r4
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

Record: CVE-2017-6846
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-6846 5.5

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6846
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-6846 5.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6846
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

podofo project podofo

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libpodofo` Debian:12	before 0.9.5-9	0.9.5-9
`libpodofo` Debian:13	before 0.9.5-9	0.9.5-9
`libpodofo` Debian:14	before 0.9.5-9	0.9.5-9
`libpodofo` Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.9.0-1.1ubuntu10.9.0-1.20.9.0-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm10.9.0-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm3	None known
`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
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2017-6846 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) 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 1.26%, the 69th percentile. Fixed in libpodofo 0.9.5-9.