CVE catalog
CVE-2017-6842
libpodofo: CVE-2017-6842
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.04% · Oct 25, 2026
The ColorChanger::GetColorFromStack function in colorchanger.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) 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 |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libpodofo | source | sid | 0.9.4-6 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [861559] |
| Debian | libpodofo | source | forky | 0.9.4-6 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [861559] |
| Debian | libpodofo | source | trixie | 0.9.4-6 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [861559] |
| Debian | libpodofo | source | bookworm | 0.9.4-6 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [861559] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libpodofo0.9.8]Fixed
Source package: [libpodofo]
Details (2)
0.9.8+dfsg-3+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.4-6dsa · libpodofo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpodofo · debian · 12
0.9.8+dfsg-3+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.4-6dsa · libpodofo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpodofo · debian · 12
- [libpodofo-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libpodofo]
Details (2)
0.9.8+dfsg-3+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.4-6dsa · libpodofo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpodofo · debian · 12
0.9.8+dfsg-3+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.4-6dsa · libpodofo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpodofo · debian · 12
- [libpodofo-utils]Fixed
Source package: [libpodofo]
Details (2)
0.9.8+dfsg-3+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.4-6dsa · libpodofo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpodofo · debian · 12
0.9.8+dfsg-3+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.4-6dsa · 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:
0.9.4-6dsa · libpodofo · debian · 13
0.9.8+dfsg-3.2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.4-6dsa · libpodofo · debian · 13
- [libpodofo-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libpodofo]
Details (2)
0.9.8+dfsg-3.2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.4-6dsa · libpodofo · debian · 13
0.9.8+dfsg-3.2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.4-6dsa · libpodofo · debian · 13
- [libpodofo-utils]Fixed
Source package: [libpodofo]
Details (2)
0.9.8+dfsg-3.2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.4-6dsa · libpodofo · debian · 13
0.9.8+dfsg-3.2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.4-6dsa · libpodofo · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2024_3541-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6842]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6842]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6842]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]