High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 15, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-6844
CVE-2017-6844
Description
Buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function in PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted file.
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Affected products
6- cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo: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
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References
1- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/02/podofo-global-buffer-overflow-in-podofopdfparserreadxrefsubsection-pdfparser-cpp/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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