High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 1, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-5886

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken function in PdfTokenizer.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file.

Affected products

Podofo Project/Podofo
cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/03/podofo-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-podofopdftokenizergetnexttoken-pdftokenizer-cpp/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/bid/96512nvd

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