CVE-2019-9687
PoDoFo 0.9.6 has a heap-based buffer overflow in PdfString::ConvertUTF16toUTF8 in base/PdfString...
PoDoFo 0.9.6 has a heap-based buffer overflow in PdfString::ConvertUTF16toUTF8 in base/PdfString.cpp.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
PoDoFo 0.9.6 has a heap-based buffer overflow in PdfString::ConvertUTF16toUTF8 in base/PdfString.cpp.
- Record
CVE-2019-9687- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
PoDoFo 0.9.6 has a heap-based buffer overflow in PdfString::ConvertUTF16toUTF8 in base/PdfString.cpp.
- Record
CVE-2019-9687- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-19053 No score
PoDoFo 0.9.6 has a heap-based buffer overflow in PdfString::ConvertUTF16toUTF8 in base/PdfString.cpp.
- Record
EUVD-2019-19053- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mqv4-qcv4-jr3c
9.8
PoDoFo 0.9.6 has a heap-based buffer overflow in PdfString::ConvertUTF16toUTF8 in base/PdfString...
PoDoFo 0.9.6 has a heap-based buffer overflow in PdfString::ConvertUTF16toUTF8 in base/PdfString.cpp.
- Record
GHSA-mqv4-qcv4-jr3c- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2019-9687
9.8
PoDoFo 0.9.6 has a heap-based buffer overflow in PdfString::ConvertUTF16toUTF8 in base/PdfString.cpp.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2019-9687- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
9.8
PoDoFo 0.9.6 has a heap-based buffer overflow in PdfString::ConvertUTF16toUTF8 in base/PdfString.cpp.
- Record
CVE-2019-9687- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-9687
9.8
PoDoFo 0.9.6 has a heap-based buffer overflow in PdfString::ConvertUTF16toUTF8 in base/PdfString.cpp.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9687- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-9687
9.8
PoDoFo 0.9.6 has a heap-based buffer overflow in PdfString::ConvertUTF16toUTF8 in base/PdfString.cpp.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9687- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2020-0294 No score
Updated podofo packages fix security vulnerability
The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities:
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. (CVE-2018-12983)
An issue was discovered in crop_page in PoDoFo 0.9.6. For a crafted PDF document, pPage->GetObject()->GetDictionary().AddKey(PdfName("MediaBox"),var) can be problematic due to the function GetObject() being called for the pPage NULL pointer object. The value of pPage at this point is 0x0, which causes a NULL pointer dereference. (CVE-2018-20751)
PoDoFo::Impose::PdfTranslator::setSource() in pdftranslator.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.6 has a NULL pointer dereference that can (for example) be triggered by sending a crafted PDF file to the podofoimpose binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact. (CVE-2019-9199)
PoDoFo 0.9.6 has a heap-based buffer overflow in PdfString::ConvertUTF16toUTF8 in base/PdfString.cpp. (CVE-2019-9687)
The PoDoFo::PdfVariant::DelayedLoad function in PdfVariant.h in PoDoFo 0.9.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file, because of ImageExtractor.cpp. (CVE-2019-20093)
- Record
MGASA-2020-0294- 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
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
podofoAlpine:v3.13 |
before 0.9.7-r0 | 0.9.7-r0 |
podofoAlpine:v3.14 |
before 0.9.7-r0 | 0.9.7-r0 |
podofoAlpine:v3.15 |
before 0.9.7-r0 | 0.9.7-r0 |
podofoAlpine:v3.16 |
before 0.9.7-r0 | 0.9.7-r0 |
podofoAlpine:v3.17 |
before 0.9.7-r0 | 0.9.7-r0 |
podofoAlpine:v3.18 |
before 0.9.7-r0 | 0.9.7-r0 |
podofoAlpine:v3.19 |
before 0.9.7-r0 | 0.9.7-r0 |
podofoAlpine:v3.20 |
before 0.9.7-r0 | 0.9.7-r0 |
podofoAlpine:v3.21 |
before 0.9.7-r0 | 0.9.7-r0 |
podofoAlpine:v3.22 |
before 0.9.7-r0 | 0.9.7-r0 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
podofoAlpine:v3.23 |
before 0.9.7-r0 | 0.9.7-r0 |
podofoAlpine:v3.24 |
before 0.9.7-r0 | 0.9.7-r0 |
libpodofoDebian:12 |
before 0.9.6+dfsg-5 | 0.9.6+dfsg-5 |
libpodofoDebian:13 |
before 0.9.6+dfsg-5 | 0.9.6+dfsg-5 |
libpodofoDebian:14 |
before 0.9.6+dfsg-5 | 0.9.6+dfsg-5 |
podofoMageia:7 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0.9.6-1.1.mga7 | 0.9.6-1.1.mga7 |
libpodofoUbuntu: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 |
libpodofoUbuntu: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 |
libpodofoUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.9.5-60.9.5-80.9.5-8build10.9.5-90.9.5-9ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
podofoopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 30 CVEs |
before 0.9.7-2.2 | 0.9.7-2.2 |
podofo-0_10openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 33 CVEs |
before 0.10.5-1.1 | 0.10.5-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-9687 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Podofo Project Podofo, published March 11, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.20%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in podofo 0.9.7-r0.
References
sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1969
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NTJ5AAM6Y4NMSELEH7N5ZG4DNO56BCYF
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CIC2EXSSMBT3MY2HY42IIY4BUQS2SVYB
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9687
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CIC2EXSSMBT3MY2HY42IIY4BUQS2SVYB
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NTJ5AAM6Y4NMSELEH7N5ZG4DNO56BCYF
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-mqv4-qcv4-jr3c
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-9687
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-9687
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0294.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24385
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/Y6ZKYPW55PN6XV5XW6KZDIJLWRXON74N
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/5Z7UF3AC76HHLSAHVBUQWMYXHR33DR34
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/4K6FST3UH3WNUNCIAEEGZJJASCP5ZXUF
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/SSB4HRLHF7H3DPNTFPTXUE6EGXXZ5JSZ
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/WR6XY3TOLJPLXOGHYPCB42JW3SWRZNY4
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9687
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9687
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5852
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5853
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5854
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5855
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5886
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6840
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6844
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6845
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6847
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7378
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7379
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7380
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7381
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7382
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7383
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7994
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8054
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8787
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11255
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11256
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12982
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14320
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20751
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5295
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5296
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5308
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5309
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5783
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8001
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9687
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12983
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20797
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10723