UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8001

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-8001
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8001.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8001
Upstream
Published
2018-03-09T19:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:48Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there exists a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in UnescapeName() in PdfName.cpp. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service or possibly unspecified other impact via a crafted pdf 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_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",
            "binary_version": "0.9.0-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        }
    ]
}

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_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",
            "binary_version": "0.9.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / libpodofo

Package

Name
libpodofo
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpodofo@0.9.5-9ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

0.*

0.9.5-6
0.9.5-8
0.9.5-8build1
0.9.5-9
0.9.5-9ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libpodofo-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.9.5-9ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpodofo-utils",
            "binary_version": "0.9.5-9ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpodofo0.9.5",
            "binary_version": "0.9.5-9ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}