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5.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.0
CVE-2017-7382
PowerPDF PdfFontFactory NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service
Description

The PdfFontFactory.cpp:200:88 code in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted PDF document.

INFO

Published Date :

April 3, 2017, 5:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-7382 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Podofo_project podofo
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in PoDoFo can be remediated by updating the PoDoFo packages.
  • Update the podofo and/or mingw-podofo packages.
  • Upgrade the affected packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-7382 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-7382.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97296 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/31/podofo-four-null-pointer-dereference Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97296 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/31/podofo-four-null-pointer-dereference Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-7382 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-7382 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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0xCyberY/CVE-T4PDF

CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
91 stars 21 fork 21 watcher
Born at : June 22, 2022, 6:01 a.m. This repo has been linked 701 different CVEs too.
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oneoy/cve-

None

C Perl 6 Perl ASP HTML Rich Text Format Visual Basic TeX Assembly Shell

Updated: 1 year ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 13, 2019, 1:51 p.m. This repo has been linked 308 different CVEs too.
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andir/nixos-issue-db-example

None

Updated: 5 years, 6 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 17, 2018, 7:48 p.m. This repo has been linked 494 different CVEs too.
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mudongliang/LinuxFlaw

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Shell C Perl PHP TeX Python Assembly Makefile HTML XSLT

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
331 stars 74 fork 74 watcher
Born at : July 30, 2015, 10:36 a.m. This repo has been linked 309 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-7382 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-7382 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97296
    Added Reference https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/31/podofo-four-null-pointer-dereference
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97296 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97296 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/31/podofo-four-null-pointer-dereference No Types Assigned https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/31/podofo-four-null-pointer-dereference Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 05, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97296 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.41 }} -0.11%

score

0.58636

percentile