CVE-2017-6840 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in PoDoFo 0.9.5, specifically within the ColorChanger::GetColorFromStack function, which can be triggered by a specially crafted file. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) requires user interaction, as an attacker would need to trick a victim into opening the malicious file, leading to an invalid read and system unavailability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.