Vulnerability · Published Aug 25, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-18971
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the libpodofo package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 47.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Stack-based Buffer Overflow in PoDoFo v0.9.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via the component 'src/base/PdfDictionary.cpp:65'.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libpodofo | 0.9.8+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-18971 |
| Debian:13 | libpodofo | 0.9.8+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-18971 |
| Debian:14 | libpodofo | 0.9.8+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-18971 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/48/ x_refsource_MISC