Packages
- libpodofo - PDF manipulation library
Details
It was discovered that the PoDoFo library could dereference a NULL pointer
when getting the number of pages in a PDF. If a user or application were
tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2018-11255)
It was discovered that PoDoFo library incorrectly handled memory when
computing an encryption key, which could lead to a buffer overflow. If a
user or application were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-12983)
It was discovered that the PoDoFo library incorrectly handled memory
allocation. If a user or application were tricked into opening a crafted
PDF file, an attacker could possibly...
It was discovered that the PoDoFo library could dereference a NULL pointer
when getting the number of pages in a PDF. If a user or application were
tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2018-11255)
It was discovered that PoDoFo library incorrectly handled memory when
computing an encryption key, which could lead to a buffer overflow. If a
user or application were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-12983)
It was discovered that the PoDoFo library incorrectly handled memory
allocation. If a user or application were tricked into opening a crafted
PDF file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-20797)
It was discovered that the PoDoFo library did not properly validate memcpy
arguments. If a user or application were tricked into opening a crafted
PDF file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-5308)
It was discovered that the PoDoFo library incorrectly handled memory in
the GetNextToken function, which could lead to a buffer overflow. If a
user or application were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-5886)
It was discovered that the PoDoFo library could enter an infinite loop,
which could lead to a stack overflow. If a user or application were
tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2018-8002, CVE-2020-18971, CVE-2021-30471, CVE-2021-30470)
It was discovered that the PoDoFo library incorrectly handled memory
allocation due to nInitialSize not being validated. If a user or
application were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-10723)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 22.04 jammy | libpodofo-utils – 0.9.7+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| libpodofo0.9.7 – 0.9.7+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| 20.04 focal | libpodofo-utils – 0.9.6+dfsg-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| libpodofo0.9.6 – 0.9.6+dfsg-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| 18.04 bionic | libpodofo-utils – 0.9.5-9ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| libpodofo0.9.5 – 0.9.5-9ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| 16.04 xenial | libpodofo-utils – 0.9.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| libpodofo0.9.3 – 0.9.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| 14.04 trusty | libpodofo0.9.0 – 0.9.0-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm3 | ||
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