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libpodofo — security advisory
PoDoFo 0.9.5 does not properly validate memcpy arguments in the PdfMemoryOutputStream::Write function (base/PdfOutputStream.cpp). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service or possibly unspecified other impact via a crafted pdf file.
- Products
- libpodofo
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 0.9.5-9
- CVEs
- CVE-2018-5308
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 01:34 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
PoDoFo 0.9.5 does not properly validate memcpy arguments in the PdfMemoryOutputStream::Write function (base/PdfOutputStream.cpp). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service or possibly unspecified other impact via a crafted pdf file.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2018-5308
libpodofo
Fixed versions: 0.9.5-9
libpodofo
Fixed versions: 0.9.5-9
libpodofo
Fixed versions: 0.9.5-9
Complete source record
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