CVE-2018-12983

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    CVE-2018-12983

    Published: 29 Jun 2018Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: A stack-based buffer over-read in the PdfEncryptMD5Base::ComputeEncryptionKey() function in PdfEncrypt.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.6-rc1 could be leveraged by remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted pdf file.

    References: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LEJQUDZT4JRJSPZYY3UPSCTFPAC5TUHK/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UMEMSUUXA3SL3AZAKKCTZFXVPHTBBK3O/, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1595693

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- b0ab9ddbca80e1f06d086cacb82211f9255cabbe
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.9.6-rc1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High