The PoDoFo::PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function in PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - The PoDoFo::PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function in PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file. (CVE-2017-5855)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

This update for podofo version 0.9.6 fixes the following issues :

Security issues fixed :

  - CVE-2017-5852: Fix a infinite loop in     PoDoFo::PdfPage::GetInheritedKeyFromObject (PdfPage.cpp)     (boo#1023067)

  - CVE-2017-5854: Fix a NULL pointer dereference in     PdfOutputStream.cpp (boo#1023070)

  - CVE-2017-5886: Fix a heap-based buffer overflow in     PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken (PdfTokenizer.cpp)     (boo#1023380)

  - CVE-2017-6844: Fix a buffer overflow in     PoDoFo::PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection (PdfParser.cpp)     (boo#1027782)

  - CVE-2017-6847: Fix a NULL pointer dereference in     PoDoFo::PdfVariant::DelayedLoad (PdfVariant.h)     (boo#1027778)

  - CVE-2017-7379: Fix a heap-based buffer overflow in     PoDoFo::PdfSimpleEncoding::ConvertToEncoding     (PdfEncoding.cpp) (boo#1032018)

  - CVE-2018-5296: Fix a denial of service in the     ReadXRefSubsection function (boo#1075021)

  - CVE-2018-5309: Fix a integer overflow in the     ReadObjectsFromStream function (boo#1075322)

  - CVE-2017-5853: Fix a signed integer overflow in     PdfParser.cpp (boo#1023069)

  - CVE-2017-5855: Fix a NULL pointer dereference in the     ReadXRefSubsection function (boo#1023071)

  - CVE-2017-6840: Fix a invalid memory read in the     GetColorFromStack function (boo#1027787)

  - CVE-2017-6845: Fix a NULL pointer dereference in the     SetNonStrokingColorSpace function (boo#1027779)

  - CVE-2017-7378: Fix a heap-based buffer overflow in the     ExpandTabs function (boo#1032017)

  - CVE-2017-7380: Fix four NULL pointer dereferences     (boo#1032019)

  - CVE-2017-8054: Fix a denial of service in the     GetPageNodeFromArray function (boo#1035596)

  - CVE-2018-5295: Fix a integer overflow in the ParseStream     function (boo#1075026)

  - CVE-2018-5308: Fix undefined behavior in the     PdfMemoryOutputStream::Write function (boo#1075772)

  - CVE-2018-8001: Fix a heap overflow read vulnerability in     the UnescapeName function (boo#1084894)

  - CVE-2017-7994, CVE-2017-8787: Fix a denial of service     via a crafted PDF document (boo#1035534, boo#1037739)

This update fixes multiple security vulnerabilities: CVE-2017-7380, CVE-2017-7381, CVE-2017-7382, CVE-2017-7383, CVE-2017-5852, CVE-2017-5853, CVE-2017-6844, CVE-2017-5854, CVE-2017-5855, CVE-2017-5886, CVE-2018-8000, CVE-2017-6840, CVE-2017-6842, CVE-2017-6843, CVE-2017-6845, CVE-2017-6847, CVE-2017-6848, CVE-2017-7378, CVE-2017-7379, CVE-2017-7994, CVE-2017-8054, CVE-2017-8378, CVE-2017-8787, CVE-2018-5295, CVE-2018-5308

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Backport security fixes for: CVE-2017-7380, CVE-2017-7381, CVE-2017-7382, CVE-2017-7383, CVE-2017-5852, CVE-2017-5853, CVE-2017-6844, CVE-2017-5854, CVE-2017-5855, CVE-2017-5886, CVE-2018-8000, CVE-2017-6840, CVE-2017-6842, CVE-2017-6843, CVE-2017-6845, CVE-2017-6847, CVE-2017-6848, CVE-2017-7378, CVE-2017-7379, CVE-2017-7994, CVE-2017-8054, CVE-2017-8378, CVE-2017-8787, CVE-2018-5295, CVE-2018-5308

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This update for podofo fixes the following issues :

  - CVE-2017-5852: The     PoDoFo::PdfPage::GetInheritedKeyFromObject function     allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (infinite loop) via a crafted file (bsc#1023067).

  - CVE-2017-5853: Integer overflow allowed remote attackers     to have unspecified impact via a crafted file     (bsc#1023069).

  - CVE-2017-5854: Prevent NULL pointer dereference that     allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service     via a crafted file (bsc#1023070).

  - CVE-2017-5855: The PoDoFo::PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection     function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file     (bsc#1023071).

  - CVE-2017-5886: Prevent heap-based buffer overflow in the     PoDoFo::PdfTokenizer::GetNextToken function that allowed     remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a     crafted file (bsc#1023380).

  - CVE-2017-6847: The PoDoFo::PdfVariant::DelayedLoad     function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file     (bsc#1027778).

  - CVE-2017-6844: Buffer overflow in the     PoDoFo::PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function allowed     remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a     crafted file (bsc#1027782).

  - CVE-2017-6840: The ColorChanger::GetColorFromStack     function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (invalid read) via a crafted file (bsc#1027787).

  - CVE-2017-7378: The PoDoFo::PdfPainter::ExpandTabs     function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (heap-based buffer over-read and application     crash) via a crafted PDF document (bsc#1032017).

  - CVE-2017-7379: The     PoDoFo::PdfSimpleEncoding::ConvertToEncoding function     allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via     a crafted PDF document (bsc#1032018).

  - CVE-2017-7380: Prevent NULL pointer dereference that     allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service     via a crafted PDF document (bsc#1032019).

  - CVE-2017-7994: The function TextExtractor::ExtractText     allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a     crafted PDF document (bsc#1035534).

  - CVE-2017-8054: The function     PdfPagesTree::GetPageNodeFromArray allowed remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite     recursion and application crash) via a crafted PDF     document (bsc#1035596).

  - CVE-2017-8787: The     PoDoFo::PdfXRefStreamParserObject::ReadXRefStreamEntry     function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (heap-based buffer over-read) or possibly have     unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF file     (bsc#1037739).

  - CVE-2018-5308: Properly validate memcpy arguments in the     PdfMemoryOutputStream::Write function to prevent remote     attackers from causing a denial-of-service or possibly     have unspecified other impact via a crafted pdf file     (bsc#1075772).

  - CVE-2018-8001: Prevent heap-based buffer over-read     vulnerability in UnescapeName() that allowed remote     attackers to cause a denial-of-service or possibly     unspecified other impact via a crafted pdf file     (bsc#1084894).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
253693	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-5855	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium
121290	openSUSE Security Update : podofo (openSUSE-2019-66)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	high
120452	Fedora 28 : podofo (2018-5bd16d6143)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	critical
120441	Fedora 28 : mingw-podofo (2018-578fa05659)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	critical
112081	SUSE SLED12 Security Update : podofo (SUSE-SU-2018:2481-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	high
110690	Fedora 27 : podofo (2018-2f3c0cdf93)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	critical
110689	Fedora 27 : mingw-podofo (2018-2807317e7a)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	critical

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