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libpodofo — security advisory
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the function PdfTranslator::setTarget() in pdftranslator.cpp of PoDoFo 0.9.6, while creating the PdfXObject, as demonstrated by podofoimpose. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.
- Products
- libpodofo
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 0.9.6+dfsg-4
- CVEs
- CVE-2018-19532
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 00:11 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the function PdfTranslator::setTarget() in pdftranslator.cpp of PoDoFo 0.9.6, while creating the PdfXObject, as demonstrated by podofoimpose. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19532
libpodofo
Fixed versions: 0.9.6+dfsg-4
libpodofo
Fixed versions: 0.9.6+dfsg-4
libpodofo
Fixed versions: 0.9.6+dfsg-4
Complete source record
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