Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 1, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-5852
CVE-2017-5852
Description
The PoDoFo::PdfPage::GetInheritedKeyFromObject function in base/PdfVariant.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted file.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <0.9.4
- osv-coords5 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/podofo-0_10&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/podofo&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/podofo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/podofo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/podofo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP3
< 0.10.5-1.1+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.10.5-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.7-2.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.2-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.2-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.2-3.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/12nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/10nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/01/podofo-infinite-loop-in-podofopdfpagegetinheritedkeyfromobject-pdfpage-cpp/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97032nvd
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