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CVE-2018-12983

A stack-based buffer over-read in the PdfEncryptMD5Base::ComputeEncryptionKey() function in...

7.8 HighFix available

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.

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
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.98%Down 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

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.

Record
CVE-2018-12983
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2018-12983
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4934 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2018-4934
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p22g-5jc2-vvwx 7.8

A stack-based buffer over-read in the PdfEncryptMD5Base::ComputeEncryptionKey() function in...

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.

Record
GHSA-p22g-5jc2-vvwx
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

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.

Record
CVE-2018-12983
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-12983 7.8

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12983
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-12983 7.8

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12983
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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-2024:11855-1 No score

libpodofo-devel-0.9.7-3.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libpodofo-devel-0.9.7-3.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11855-1
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-2022:3385-1 No score

Security update for podofo

This update for podofo fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2018-12983: Fixed a stack overrun (bsc#1099719).
Record
SUSE-SU-2022:3385-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:3833-1 No score

Security update for podofo

This update for podofo fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2018-12983: Fixed a stack overrun (bsc#1099719).
Record
SUSE-SU-2022:3833-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-7217-1 No score

libpodofo vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the PoDoFo library could dereference a NULL pointer when getting the number of pages in a PDF. If a user or application were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-11255)

It was discovered that PoDoFo library incorrectly handled memory when computing an encryption key, which could lead to a buffer overflow. If a user or application were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-12983)

It was discovered that the PoDoFo library incorrectly handled memory allocation. If a user or application were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-20797)

It was discovered that the PoDoFo library did not properly validate memcpy arguments. If a user or application were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-5308)

It was discovered that the PoDoFo library incorrectly handled memory in the GetNextToken function, which could lead to a buffer overflow. If a user or application were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-5886)

It was discovered that the PoDoFo library could enter an infinite loop, which could lead to a stack overflow. If a user or application were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-8002, CVE-2020-18971, CVE-2021-30471, CVE-2021-30470)

It was discovered that the PoDoFo library incorrectly handled memory allocation due to nInitialSize not being validated. If a user or application were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-10723)

Record
USN-7217-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libpodofo
Debian:12
before 0.9.8+dfsg-2
0.9.8+dfsg-2
libpodofo
Debian:13
before 0.9.8+dfsg-2
0.9.8+dfsg-2
libpodofo
Debian:14
before 0.9.8+dfsg-2
0.9.8+dfsg-2
podofo
Mageia:7
before 0.9.6-1.1.mga7
0.9.6-1.1.mga7
podofo
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
before 0.9.2-3.15.1
0.9.2-3.15.1
podofo
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5
before 0.9.2-3.15.1
0.9.2-3.15.1
podofo
openSUSE:Leap 15.3
before 0.9.6-150300.3.6.1
0.9.6-150300.3.6.1
podofo
openSUSE:Leap 15.4
before 0.9.6-150300.3.6.1
0.9.6-150300.3.6.1
libpodofo
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
before 0.9.0-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm3, plus listed versions
0.9.0-1.1ubuntu10.9.0-1.20.9.0-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm1
0.9.0-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm3
libpodofo
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 0.9.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
0.9.0-1.30.9.3-30.9.3-4
0.9.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libpodofo
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
before 0.9.5-9ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
0.9.5-60.9.5-80.9.5-8build10.9.5-9
0.9.5-9ubuntu0.1~esm1
libpodofo
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
before 0.9.6+dfsg-5ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
0.9.6+dfsg-50.9.6+dfsg-5build1
0.9.6+dfsg-5ubuntu0.1~esm1
libpodofo
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
before 0.9.7+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
0.9.7+dfsg-20.9.7+dfsg-2build10.9.7+dfsg-2build20.9.7+dfsg-3
0.9.7+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
podofo
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 0.9.7-3.1
0.9.7-3.1
podofo-0_10
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 0.10.5-1.1
0.10.5-1.1

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-2018-12983 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Podofo Project Podofo, published June 29, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.98%, the 62nd percentile. Fixed in libpodofo 0.9.8+dfsg-2.

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