CVE-2007-6561 describes multiple stack-based buffer overflows in PDFLib, specifically affecting versions of pdflib. This vulnerability allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a long filename argument to the PDF_load_image function, leading to an overflow in pdc_fsearch_fopen. With a CVSS score of 5.7, it is considered a medium severity vulnerability, requiring adjacent network access and moderate attack complexity to achieve a complete denial of service. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (not in KEV), an exploit for PDFlib 7.0.2 is available on ExploitDB, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pdflib:pdflib:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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