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CVE-2017-7379

The PoDoFo::PdfSimpleEncoding::ConvertToEncoding function in PdfEncoding.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5...

5.5 MediumFix available

The PoDoFo::PdfSimpleEncoding::ConvertToEncoding function in PdfEncoding.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted PDF document.

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

1.33%Up 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

The PoDoFo::PdfSimpleEncoding::ConvertToEncoding function in PdfEncoding.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted PDF document.

Record
CVE-2017-7379
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-125
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The PoDoFo::PdfSimpleEncoding::ConvertToEncoding function in PdfEncoding.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted PDF document.

Record
CVE-2017-7379
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-16406 No score

The PoDoFo::PdfSimpleEncoding::ConvertToEncoding function in PdfEncoding.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted PDF document.

Record
EUVD-2017-16406
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cm3q-wf38-7w4w 5.5

The PoDoFo::PdfSimpleEncoding::ConvertToEncoding function in PdfEncoding.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5...

The PoDoFo::PdfSimpleEncoding::ConvertToEncoding function in PdfEncoding.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted PDF document.

Record
GHSA-cm3q-wf38-7w4w
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-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.5

The PoDoFo::PdfSimpleEncoding::ConvertToEncoding function in PdfEncoding.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted PDF document.

Record
CVE-2017-7379
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-2017-7379 5.5

The PoDoFo::PdfSimpleEncoding::ConvertToEncoding function in PdfEncoding.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted PDF document.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7379
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
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-7379 5.5

The PoDoFo::PdfSimpleEncoding::ConvertToEncoding function in PdfEncoding.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted PDF document.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7379
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
OSVMGASA-2018-0026 No score

Updated podofo packages fix security vulnerability

The podofo package has been updated to fix several security issues. The krename and calibre packages have been rebuilt against the updated podofo.

Record
MGASA-2018-0026
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11178-1 No score

libpodofo-devel-0.9.7-2.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libpodofo-devel-0.9.7-2.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11178-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:15521-1 No score

libpodofo-0_10-devel-0.10.5-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libpodofo-0_10-devel-0.10.5-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:15521-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:2481-1 No score

Security update for podofo

This update for podofo fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-5852: The PoDoFo::PdfPage::GetInheritedKeyFromObject function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted file (bsc#1023067).
  • CVE-2017-5853: Integer overflow allowed remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file (bsc#1023069).
  • CVE-2017-5854: Prevent NULL pointer dereference that allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file (bsc#1023070).
  • CVE-2017-5855: The PoDoFo::PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file (bsc#1023071).
  • CVE-2017-5886: Prevent heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken function that allowed remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file (bsc#1023380).
  • CVE-2017-6847: The PoDoFo::PdfVariant::DelayedLoad function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file (bsc#1027778).
  • CVE-2017-6844: Buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function allowed remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file (bsc#1027782).
  • CVE-2017-6840: The ColorChanger::GetColorFromStack function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read) via a crafted file (bsc#1027787).
  • CVE-2017-7378: The PoDoFo::PdfPainter::ExpandTabs function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted PDF document (bsc#1032017).
  • CVE-2017-7379: The PoDoFo::PdfSimpleEncoding::ConvertToEncoding function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted PDF document (bsc#1032018).
  • CVE-2017-7380: Prevent NULL pointer dereference that allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF document (bsc#1032019).
  • CVE-2017-7994: The function TextExtractor::ExtractText allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted PDF document (bsc#1035534).
  • CVE-2017-8054: The function PdfPagesTree::GetPageNodeFromArray allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion and application crash) via a crafted PDF document (bsc#1035596).
  • CVE-2017-8787: The PoDoFo::PdfXRefStreamParserObject::ReadXRefStreamEntry function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF file (bsc#1037739).
  • CVE-2018-5308: Properly validate memcpy arguments in the PdfMemoryOutputStream::Write function to prevent remote attackers from causing a denial-of-service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted pdf file (bsc#1075772).
  • CVE-2018-8001: Prevent heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in UnescapeName() that allowed remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service or possibly unspecified other impact via a crafted pdf file (bsc#1084894).
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:2481-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libpodofo
Debian:12
before 0.9.4-5
0.9.4-5
libpodofo
Debian:13
before 0.9.4-5
0.9.4-5
libpodofo
Debian:14
before 0.9.4-5
0.9.4-5
libpodofo
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0.9.0-1.1+deb7u1, plus listed versions
0.9.0-1.1
0.9.0-1.1+deb7u1
podofo
Mageia:5
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
before 0.9.6-0.r1855.1.mga5
0.9.6-0.r1855.1.mga5
krename
Mageia:5
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
before 4.0.9-6.1.mga5
4.0.9-6.1.mga5
calibre
Mageia:5
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
before 2.78.0-1.1.mga5
2.78.0-1.1.mga5
podofo
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 0.9.2-3.3.1
0.9.2-3.3.1
podofo
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 0.9.2-3.3.1
0.9.2-3.3.1
podofo
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 0.9.2-3.3.1
0.9.2-3.3.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
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
podofo
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
before 0.9.7-2.2
0.9.7-2.2
podofo-0_10
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 33 CVEs
before 0.10.5-1.1
0.10.5-1.1

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2017-7379 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Podofo Project Podofo, published April 3, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.33%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in libpodofo 0.9.4-5.

References

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