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CVE-2015-8981 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function in base/PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo allows attackers to have unspecifi…

published 9y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-8835

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.6%
EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection function in base/PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo allows attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to m_offsets.size.

Patch / fix

  • libpodofo Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.9.4-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8981

  • libpodofo Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 0.9.0-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8981

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • podofo SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP6, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.6 +1 more 0.9.6-150300.3.15.1
  • podofo SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 0.9.2-3.21.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2024:3550-1SUSE-SU-2024:3541-1

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-8981 updated

podofo: Multiple security vulnerabilities

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

2.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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