CVE catalog
CVE-2017-5852
libpodofo: CVE-2017-5852
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.43% · Oct 25, 2026
The PoDoFo::PdfPage::GetInheritedKeyFromObject function in base/PdfVariant.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted file.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libpodofo | sid | 0.9.8+dfsg-3.3 | fixed |
| Debian | libpodofo | forky | 0.9.8+dfsg-3.3 | fixed |
| Debian | libpodofo | trixie | 0.9.8+dfsg-3.2 | fixed |
| Debian | libpodofo | bookworm | 0.9.8+dfsg-3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libpodofo | pro | 0.9.0-1.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpodofo | pro | 0.9.3-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpodofo | pro | 0.9.3-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpodofo | pro | 0.9.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vulnerable |
| Opensuse | podofo-0_10 | tumbleweed | 0.10.5-1.1 | fixed |
| Suse | podofo | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp3 | 0.9.2-3.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | podofo | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp3 | 0.9.2-3.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | podofo | linux enterprise workstation extension 12 sp3 | 0.9.2-3.3.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | podofo | tumbleweed | 0.9.7-2.2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libpodofo | source | sid | 0.9.5-7 | low | Not reported | [854600] |
| Debian | libpodofo | source | forky | 0.9.5-7 | low | Not reported | [854600] |
| Debian | libpodofo | source | trixie | 0.9.5-7 | low | Not reported | [854600] |
| Debian | libpodofo | source | bookworm | 0.9.5-7 | low | Not reported | [854600] |
| Opensuse | podofo-0_10 | rpm | tumbleweed | 0.10.5-1.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15521-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | podofo | rpm | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp3 | 0.9.2-3.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2018:2481-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | podofo | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp3 | 0.9.2-3.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2018:2481-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | podofo | rpm | linux enterprise workstation extension 12 sp3 | 0.9.2-3.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2018:2481-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | podofo | rpm | tumbleweed | 0.9.7-2.2 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11178-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
- [libpodofo-0_10-devel]Unknown
Source package: [podofo-0_10]
Details (1)
0.10.5-1.7· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
0.10.5-1.1Version impact unknown
dsa · podofo-0_10 · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libpodofo2]Unknown
Source package: [podofo-0_10]
Details (1)
0.10.5-1.7· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
0.10.5-1.1Version impact unknown
dsa · podofo-0_10 · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libpodofo4]Unknown
Source package: [podofo]
Details (1)
1.1.1-1.1· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
0.9.7-2.2Version impact unknown
dsa · podofo · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libpodofo-devel]Unknown
Source package: [podofo]
Details (1)
1.1.1-1.1· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
0.9.7-2.2Version impact unknown
dsa · podofo · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [podofo-0_10]Fixed
Source package: [podofo-0_10]
Details (1)
0.10.5-1.7· x86_64 · tumbleweedFixed · Fixed:
0.10.5-1.1dsa · podofo-0_10 · opensuse · tumbleweed
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libpodofo0.9.8]Fixed
Source package: [libpodofo]
Details (2)
0.9.8+dfsg-3+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.5-7dsa · libpodofo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpodofo · debian · 12
0.9.8+dfsg-3+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.5-7dsa · libpodofo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpodofo · debian · 12
- [libpodofo-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libpodofo]
Details (2)
0.9.8+dfsg-3+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.5-7dsa · libpodofo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpodofo · debian · 12
0.9.8+dfsg-3+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.5-7dsa · libpodofo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpodofo · debian · 12
- [libpodofo-utils]Fixed
Source package: [libpodofo]
Details (2)
0.9.8+dfsg-3+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.5-7dsa · libpodofo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpodofo · debian · 12
0.9.8+dfsg-3+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.5-7dsa · libpodofo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpodofo · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libpodofo0.9.8t64]Fixed
Source package: [libpodofo]
Details (2)
0.9.8+dfsg-3.2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.5-7dsa · libpodofo · debian · 13
0.9.8+dfsg-3.2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.5-7dsa · libpodofo · debian · 13
- [libpodofo-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libpodofo]
Details (2)
0.9.8+dfsg-3.2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.5-7dsa · libpodofo · debian · 13
0.9.8+dfsg-3.2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.5-7dsa · libpodofo · debian · 13
- [libpodofo-utils]Fixed
Source package: [libpodofo]
Details (2)
0.9.8+dfsg-3.2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.5-7dsa · libpodofo · debian · 13
0.9.8+dfsg-3.2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.5-7dsa · libpodofo · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2018_2481-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5852]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2018:2481-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5852]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:11178-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2025:15521-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5852]
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