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MEDIUM CVSS 3.0
CVE-2018-5783
PoDoFo PDF memory allocation vulnerability
Description

In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there is an uncontrolled memory allocation in the PoDoFo::PdfVecObjects::Reserve function (base/PdfVecObjects.h). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 19, 2018, 8:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:09 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-5783 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
This vulnerability can be remediated by updating the affected podofo packages and applying patches.
  • Update the affected podofo packages.
  • Apply the latest security patches.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-5783 has a 7 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-2018-5783.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1536179 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/27/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1536179 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/27/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-5783 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-2018-5783 weaknesses.

CAPEC-125: Flooding Flooding CAPEC-130: Excessive Allocation Excessive Allocation CAPEC-147: XML Ping of the Death XML Ping of the Death CAPEC-197: Exponential Data Expansion Exponential Data Expansion CAPEC-229: Serialized Data Parameter Blowup Serialized Data Parameter Blowup CAPEC-230: Serialized Data with Nested Payloads Serialized Data with Nested Payloads CAPEC-231: Oversized Serialized Data Payloads Oversized Serialized Data Payloads CAPEC-469: HTTP DoS HTTP DoS CAPEC-482: TCP Flood TCP Flood CAPEC-486: UDP Flood UDP Flood CAPEC-487: ICMP Flood ICMP Flood CAPEC-488: HTTP Flood HTTP Flood CAPEC-489: SSL Flood SSL Flood CAPEC-490: Amplification Amplification CAPEC-491: Quadratic Data Expansion Quadratic Data Expansion CAPEC-493: SOAP Array Blowup SOAP Array Blowup CAPEC-494: TCP Fragmentation TCP Fragmentation CAPEC-495: UDP Fragmentation UDP Fragmentation CAPEC-496: ICMP Fragmentation ICMP Fragmentation CAPEC-528: XML Flood XML Flood

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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SZU-SE/Uncontrolled-allocation-Fuzzer-TestSuite

[ICSE2020] MemLock DataSet

fuzzing

Makefile Python Shell CMake JavaScript HTML CSS C++ C Java

Updated: 3 years, 10 months ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Oct. 10, 2020, 2:29 a.m. This repo has been linked 18 different CVEs too.
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wcventure/MemLock_Benchmark

None

Makefile Python Shell CMake JavaScript HTML CSS C++ C Java

Updated: 2 years, 9 months ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Oct. 10, 2020, 2:23 a.m. This repo has been linked 40 different CVEs too.
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SZU-SE/MemLock_Benchmark

[ICSE2020] MemLock DataSet

fuzzing

Makefile Python Shell CMake JavaScript HTML CSS C++ C Java

Updated: 3 years, 10 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Oct. 10, 2020, 2:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 40 different CVEs too.
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ICSE2020-MemLock/MemLock_Benchmark

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

Updated: 4 months ago
6 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 30, 2019, 9:16 a.m. This repo has been linked 40 different CVEs too.
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tzf-omkey/MemLock_Benchmark

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

Updated: 5 years, 7 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 30, 2019, 2:15 a.m. This repo has been linked 40 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.

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

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-5783 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-5783 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 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1536179
    Added Reference https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/27/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-399 CWE-119 CWE-399 CWE-770
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 19, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/27/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 2018

    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 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1536179 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1536179 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-399
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.

0.37 }} -0.09%

score

0.56150

percentile