CVE-2018-20797
PoDoFo Heap-Based Memory Allocation Vulnerability
Description
An issue was discovered in PoDoFo 0.9.6. There is an attempted excessive memory allocation in PoDoFo::podofo_calloc in base/PdfMemoryManagement.cpp when called from PoDoFo::PdfPredictorDecoder::PdfPredictorDecoder in base/PdfFiltersPrivate.cpp.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 27, 2019, 5:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 27, 2019, 8:34 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-20797 has a 5 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-2018-20797.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/34/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
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).
[ICSE2020] MemLock DataSet
fuzzing
Makefile Python Shell CMake JavaScript HTML CSS C++ C Java
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Makefile Python Shell CMake JavaScript HTML CSS C++ C Java
[ICSE2020] MemLock DataSet
fuzzing
Makefile Python Shell CMake JavaScript HTML CSS C++ C Java
MemLock_Benchmark: The vulnerability related to Excessive Memory Consumption, which can test the ability of fuzzer for generating inputs that consume lost of memory.
Makefile Python Shell CMake JavaScript HTML CSS C++ C Java
ExMem_Benchmark: The vulnerability related to Excessive Memory Consumption, which can test the ability of fuzzer for generating inputs that consume lost of memory.
Makefile Python Shell CMake JavaScript HTML CSS C++ C Java
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-20797 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-20797 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 27, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/34/ No Types Assigned https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/34/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-20797 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-2018-20797
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.10 }} 0.00%
score
0.38791
percentile