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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30469

A flaw was found in PoDoFo 0.9.7. An use-after-free in PoDoFo::PdfVecObjects::Clear() function can cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file.

Products
libpodofo
Affected versions
0.9.0-1.1ubuntu1, 0.9.0-1.2, 0.9.0-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm1, 0.9.0-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm3, 0.9.0-1.3, 0.9.3-3, 0.9.3-4, 0.9.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm1, 0.9.5-6, 0.9.5-8, 0.9.5-8build1, 0.9.5-9, 0.9.5-9ubuntu0.1~esm1, 0.9.6+dfsg-5, 0.9.6+dfsg-5build1, 0.9.6+dfsg-5ubuntu0.1~esm1, 0.9.7+dfsg-2, 0.9.7+dfsg-2build1, 0.9.7+dfsg-2build2, 0.9.7+dfsg-3, 0.9.7+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1, 0.9.8+dfsg-3.1build1, 0.9.8+dfsg-3.1build2, 0.9.8+dfsg-3.1build3, 0.9.8+dfsg-3.2, 0.9.8+dfsg-3.3, 0.9.8+dfsg-3.3build1, 0.9.8+dfsg-3build1, 0.9.8+dfsg-3build2
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2021-30469
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 00:34 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30469

core-osv · Original source

Published 26 May 2021, 22:15 UTC

A flaw was found in PoDoFo 0.9.7. An use-after-free in PoDoFo::PdfVecObjects::Clear() function can cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file.

osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30469

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libpodofo

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libpodofo

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libpodofo

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libpodofo

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libpodofo

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Complete source record
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