CVE-2019-9199 — PoDoFo::Impose::PdfTranslator::setSource() in pdftranslator
PoDoFo::Impose::PdfTranslator::setSource() in pdftranslator.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.6 has a NULL pointer dereference that can (for example) be triggered by sending a crafted PDF file to the podofoimpose binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or po
Published
2019-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-04T21:38:46.611Z
01What is this vulnerability?
PoDoFo::Impose::PdfTranslator::setSource() in pdftranslator.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.6 has a NULL pointer dereference that can (for example) be triggered by sending a crafted PDF file to the podofoimpose binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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| n | a / n/a | n/a |
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: 2019-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-04T21:38:46.611Z
09References
- research.loginsoft.com — https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/null-pointer-dereference-vulnerability-in-se…
- sourceforge.net — https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/40/
- lists.fedoraproject.org — https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro…
- lists.fedoraproject.org — https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro…
- github.com — https://github.com/mksdev/podofo/commit/1400a9aaf611299b9a56aa2abeb158918b9743c8
- github.com — https://github.com/jjanku/podofo/commit/ada821df68fb0bf673840ed525daf4ec709dbfd9
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