CVE catalog
CVE-2018-8001
libpodofo: CVE-2018-8001
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.30% · Oct 27, 2026
In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there exists a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in UnescapeName() in PdfName.cpp. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service or possibly unspecified other impact via a crafted pdf 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 | 0.9.5-6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpodofo | pro | 0.9.5-8 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpodofo | pro | 0.9.5-8build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpodofo | pro | 0.9.5-9 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpodofo | pro | 0.9.5-9ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libpodofo | source | sid | 0.9.6+dfsg-3 | low | Not reported | [892556] |
| Debian | libpodofo | source | forky | 0.9.6+dfsg-3 | low | Not reported | [892556] |
| Debian | libpodofo | source | trixie | 0.9.6+dfsg-3 | low | Not reported | [892556] |
| Debian | libpodofo | source | bookworm | 0.9.6+dfsg-3 | low | Not reported | [892556] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libpodofo0.9.8]Fixed
Source package: [libpodofo]
Details (2)
0.9.8+dfsg-3+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.6+dfsg-3dsa · libpodofo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpodofo · debian · 12
0.9.8+dfsg-3+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.6+dfsg-3dsa · libpodofo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpodofo · debian · 12
- [libpodofo-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libpodofo]
Details (2)
0.9.8+dfsg-3+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.6+dfsg-3dsa · libpodofo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpodofo · debian · 12
0.9.8+dfsg-3+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.6+dfsg-3dsa · libpodofo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpodofo · debian · 12
- [libpodofo-utils]Fixed
Source package: [libpodofo]
Details (2)
0.9.8+dfsg-3+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.6+dfsg-3dsa · libpodofo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpodofo · debian · 12
0.9.8+dfsg-3+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.6+dfsg-3dsa · 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:
0.9.6+dfsg-3dsa · libpodofo · debian · 13
0.9.8+dfsg-3.2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.6+dfsg-3dsa · libpodofo · debian · 13
- [libpodofo-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libpodofo]
Details (2)
0.9.8+dfsg-3.2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.6+dfsg-3dsa · libpodofo · debian · 13
0.9.8+dfsg-3.2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.6+dfsg-3dsa · libpodofo · debian · 13
- [libpodofo-utils]Fixed
Source package: [libpodofo]
Details (2)
0.9.8+dfsg-3.2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.6+dfsg-3dsa · libpodofo · debian · 13
0.9.8+dfsg-3.2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.6+dfsg-3dsa · 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-2018-8001]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8001]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-8001]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2018/cve-2018-8001.json]
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