CVE-2017-8053 — PoDoFo 0

PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows denial of service (infinite recursion and stack consumption) via a crafted PDF file in PoDoFo::PdfParser::ReadDocumentStructure (PdfParser.cpp).

01What is this vulnerability?

PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows denial of service (infinite recursion and stack consumption) via a crafted PDF file in PoDoFo::PdfParser::ReadDocumentStructure (PdfParser.cpp).

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2017-04-22T21:59:00.170
• Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

09References

• openwall.com — http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/22/1
• www.evernote.com — http://www.evernote.com/l/AnGe5jS_MvNDaZvZW-fzvV37H4ggSf5IkQo/
• openwall.com — http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/22/1
• www.evernote.com — http://www.evernote.com/l/AnGe5jS_MvNDaZvZW-fzvV37H4ggSf5IkQo/