Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 3, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-7379
CVE-2017-7379
Description
The PoDoFo::PdfSimpleEncoding::ConvertToEncoding function in PdfEncoding.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted PDF document.
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Affected products
6- cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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
2- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97296nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/31/podofo-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-podofopdfsimpleencodingconverttoencoding-pdfencoding-cppnvdThird Party Advisory
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