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CVE-2019-9687

PoDoFo 0.9.6 has a heap-based buffer overflow in PdfString::ConvertUTF16toUTF8 in base/PdfString...

9.8 CriticalFix available

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

2.20%Up 1.4 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

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 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV: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 CriticalCVSS: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 CriticalCVSS: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 CriticalCVSS: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 CriticalCVSS: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 CriticalCVSS: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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
podofo
Alpine:v3.13
before 0.9.7-r0
0.9.7-r0
podofo
Alpine:v3.14
before 0.9.7-r0
0.9.7-r0
podofo
Alpine:v3.15
before 0.9.7-r0
0.9.7-r0
podofo
Alpine:v3.16
before 0.9.7-r0
0.9.7-r0
podofo
Alpine:v3.17
before 0.9.7-r0
0.9.7-r0
podofo
Alpine:v3.18
before 0.9.7-r0
0.9.7-r0
podofo
Alpine:v3.19
before 0.9.7-r0
0.9.7-r0
podofo
Alpine:v3.20
before 0.9.7-r0
0.9.7-r0
podofo
Alpine:v3.21
before 0.9.7-r0
0.9.7-r0
podofo
Alpine:v3.22
before 0.9.7-r0
0.9.7-r0
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
podofo
Alpine:v3.23
before 0.9.7-r0
0.9.7-r0
podofo
Alpine:v3.24
before 0.9.7-r0
0.9.7-r0
libpodofo
Debian:12
before 0.9.6+dfsg-5
0.9.6+dfsg-5
libpodofo
Debian:13
before 0.9.6+dfsg-5
0.9.6+dfsg-5
libpodofo
Debian:14
before 0.9.6+dfsg-5
0.9.6+dfsg-5
podofo
Mageia:7
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0.9.6-1.1.mga7
0.9.6-1.1.mga7
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
libpodofo
Ubuntu: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
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
affected, aliases, referencesOSV
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE 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.

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