CVE-2018-8002 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 8% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there exists an infinite loop vulnerability in PdfParserObject::ParseFileComplete() in PdfParserObject.cpp which may result in stack overflow. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service or possibly unspecified other impact via a crafted pdf file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 8.01% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-835 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-03-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| podofo project | podofo |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PoDoFo 0.9.5 - Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2018-06-26 |
References
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