Bug 1537634 (CVE-2018-5783)

Summary:	CVE-2018-5783 podofo: uncontrolled memory allocation in the PoDoFo::PdfVecObjects::Reserve function in base/PdfVecObjects.h
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Laura Pardo <lpardo>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED UPSTREAM	QA Contact:
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Priority:	low
Version:	unspecified	CC:	dan, manisandro
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Bug Depends On:	1537635, 1537636
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Description Laura Pardo 2018-01-23 16:37:48 UTC

A flaw was found in PoDoFO 0.9.5. There is an uncontrolled memory allocation in PoDoFo::PdfVecObjects::Reserve function in src/base/PdfVecObjects.h. This vulnerability allows a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.

References:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1536179

Comment 1 Laura Pardo 2018-01-23 16:38:03 UTC

Created podofo tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 1537636]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1537635]

Comment 2 Product Security DevOps Team 2019-06-08 03:38:02 UTC

This CVE Bugzilla entry is for community support informational purposes only as it does not affect a package in a commercially supported Red Hat product. Refer to the dependent bugs for status of those individual community products.