CVE-2015-8981
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 2.6% (pctl 85)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function in base/PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo allows attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to m_offsets.size.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.62% — more likely to be exploited than 85% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-03-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| podofo project | podofo |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/20
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/15
- https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1672
- https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/mailman/message/34205419/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/20
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/15
- https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1672
- https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/mailman/message/34205419/
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