Vulnerability · Published Aug 25, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-18972
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 0.8% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in PoDoFo v0.9.6 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via 'IsNextToken' in the component 'src/base/PdfToenizer.cpp'.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libpodofo | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-18972 |
| Debian:13 | libpodofo | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-18972 |
| Debian:14 | libpodofo | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-18972 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libpodofo | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18972 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libpodofo | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18972 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/49/ x_refsource_MISC