CVE-2018-12983
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.41%
Description
A stack-based buffer over-read in the PdfEncryptMD5Base::ComputeEncryptionKey() function in PdfEncrypt.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.6-rc1 could be leveraged by remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted pdf file.
How to fix CVE-2018-12983
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- Debian/libpodofo—no fix listed
Is CVE-2018-12983 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |