CVE-2023-2241

PoDoFo PdfXRefStreamParserObject.cpp readXRefStreamEntry heap-based overflow

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: April 22, 2023 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:52 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPoDoFo

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

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CVSS

5.3MEDIUMVulDB
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-122CWE-787CWE-120

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