CVE-2017-6842 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in PoDoFo 0.9.5, specifically within the ColorChanger::GetColorFromStack function, which can be triggered by a crafted file. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, potentially leading to a system crash due to a NULL pointer dereference. There is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.5CPE 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.