UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5855

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5855
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5855.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5855
Upstream
Published
2017-03-01T15:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:08Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

The PoDoFo::PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function in PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / libpodofo

Package

Name
libpodofo
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpodofo@0.9.0-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.9.0-1.1ubuntu1
0.9.0-1.2
0.9.0-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm1
0.9.0-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.9.0-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm3",
            "binary_name": "libpodofo-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.9.0-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm3",
            "binary_name": "libpodofo-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.9.0-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm3",
            "binary_name": "libpodofo0.9.0"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libpodofo

Package

Name
libpodofo
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpodofo@0.9.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.9.0-1.3
0.9.3-3
0.9.3-4
0.9.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.9.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libpodofo-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.9.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libpodofo-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.9.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libpodofo0.9.3"
        }
    ]
}