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CVE-2017-5852
The PoDoFo::PdfPage::GetInheritedKeyFromObject function in base/PdfVariant.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial…
Medium5.5EPSS 1.4%
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- mitre
Description
The PoDoFo::PdfPage::GetInheritedKeyFromObject function in base/PdfVariant.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.4% · top 27% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/01/podofo-infinite-loop-in-podofopdfpagegetinheritedkeyfromobject-pdfpage-cpp/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20170201 podofo: infinite loop in PoDoFo::PdfPage::GetInheritedKeyFromObject (PdfPage.cpp) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 97032 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20170202 Re: podofo: infinite loop in PoDoFo::PdfPage::GetInheritedKeyFromObject (PdfPage.cpp) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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