CVE-2018-19532 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the PdfTranslator::setTarget() function of PoDoFo 0.9.6, specifically when creating a PdfXObject, as demonstrated by podofoimpose. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to trigger a Denial of Service by enticing a user to process a specially crafted PDF. With a CVSS v3 score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with low attack complexity, leading to high impact on availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.