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    CVE-2023-2241

    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.

    Published:Apr 22, 2023
    Last Modified:Feb 4, 2025
    EPS:Apr 22, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.00046
    CVSS Score:5.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Podofo Project
    Product
    Podofo

    Exploits

    https://github.com/podofo/podofo/files/11260976/poc-file.ziphttps://github.com/podofo/podofo/issues/69https://github.com/podofo/podofo/files/11260976/poc-file.ziphttps://github.com/podofo/podofo/issues/69

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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