CVE-2018-14320

MEDIUM

PoDoFo - Memory Corruption in PdfEncoding::ParseToUnicode

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of PoDoFo. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within PdfEncoding::ParseToUnicode. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory corruption condition. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5673.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1046

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0236
EPSS Percentile 81.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
podofo_project/podofo
Published Sep 17, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026