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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2015-8981

CVE-2015-8981

CRITICAL9.8

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function in base/PdfParser

Published Mar 16, 2017

Modified 1 years ago

Details

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function in base/PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo allows attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to m_offsets.size.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/20

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/15

https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1672

https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/mailman/message/34205419/

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8981

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.0

9.8

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

9.8/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedMar 16, 2017

ModifiedAug 6, 2024

CVE-2015-8981 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence