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CVE-2017-5854 (GCVE-0-2017-5854)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-01 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 15:11
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Summary
base/PdfOutputStream.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted file.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2017-02-01 00:00
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