Medium severity · published Apr 22, 2023
CVE-2023-2241
PoDoFo PdfXRefStreamParserObject.cpp readXRefStreamEntry heap-based overflow
5.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in PoDoFo 0.10.0. Affected is the function readXRefStreamEntry of the file PdfXRefStreamParserObject.cpp. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as 535a786f124b739e3c857529cecc29e4eeb79778. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-227226 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PO
PoDoFo ·
0.10.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2241
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2241
Patch
https://github.com/podofo/podofo/commit/535a786f124b739e3c857529cecc29e4eeb79778
Exploit
https://github.com/podofo/podofo/files/11260976/poc-file.zip
Exploit
https://github.com/podofo/podofo/issues/69
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.227226
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.227226
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