CVE-2017-6843 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the PoDoFo::PdfVariant::DelayedLoad function within PoDoFo 0.9.4, allowing remote attackers to achieve unspecified impact through a crafted file. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a high potential for impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with an attack vector requiring user interaction (UI:R) via local access (AV:L). While rated as High severity, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.