CVE-2015-8981 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function in base/PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo allows attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to m_offsets.size.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Podofo Project	Podofo

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/20
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/15
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1672
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/mailman/message/34205419/

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-16T15:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:36:31.149Z

Reserved: 2017-02-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-8981

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-16T15:59:00.727

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2015-8981

Redhat

No data.

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