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CVE-2017-6848

The PoDoFo::PdfXObject::PdfXObject function in PdfXObject.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote...

5.5 MediumFix available

The PoDoFo::PdfXObject::PdfXObject function in PdfXObject.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 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
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

The PoDoFo::PdfXObject::PdfXObject function in PdfXObject.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file.

Record
CVE-2017-6848
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

The PoDoFo::PdfXObject::PdfXObject function in PdfXObject.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file.

Record
CVE-2017-6848
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-15902 No score

The PoDoFo::PdfXObject::PdfXObject function in PdfXObject.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file.

Record
EUVD-2017-15902
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-37v2-v56r-2jqj 5.5

The PoDoFo::PdfXObject::PdfXObject function in PdfXObject.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote...

The PoDoFo::PdfXObject::PdfXObject function in PdfXObject.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file.

Record
GHSA-37v2-v56r-2jqj
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

The PoDoFo::PdfXObject::PdfXObject function in PdfXObject.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file.

Record
CVE-2017-6848
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-2017-6848 5.5

The PoDoFo::PdfXObject::PdfXObject function in PdfXObject.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6848
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-2017-6848 5.5

The PoDoFo::PdfXObject::PdfXObject function in PdfXObject.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6848
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

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-2017-6848 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 0.9.4-6.

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